Snowy Scheme Rovers

[123rover50]

I was sent this in an email.
Spot the Tickford.

Didiman

[JDNSW]

Well spotted!

John

[LRO53]

Very nice well spotted.

[harryj]

My family were one of the pioneering families on the mighty Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme.
My dad worked in civil engineering there throughout the entire project.
He drove Land Rovers in the often harsh and extreme weather, and challenging environmental conditions.
It was a few years after the war (ww2) ended, that the biggest construction project in the history of Australia, began.
The Snowy Mountains Authority bought it's first Land Rovers - a couple of shorty Series ones.
By around the mid sixties, they had bought several hundred Landys.
In 2008, my son and I were in the heart of Land Rover beginnings, Cooma, for the 60th Anniversary of Land Rover.
It was an awesome event, with extra special personal and historical significance for me.
And, whilst there we were 'loaned' an old 88" Series 3 for the occasion, by a kindly ol' Snowy chap. Such is the bond and tangible camaraderie of 'snowy family'.
Gotta get back there soon . . . (if only the 65th were to be held in Cooma . . )

Harry snr.
SMA & SMEC

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Great image tickfords and another 80 further back. Love the Power Wagon

But never heard about the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electricty Scheme! :wasntme:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/475.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/02/152.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/564.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/10/382.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/09/366.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/09/663.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/570.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/569.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/565.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/567.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/04/283.jpg

And the big stuff:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/10/381.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/556.jpg

[mick88]

My uncle worked on the Snowy Hydro Scheme.
He was there during the fifties and sixties, retiring from it in about 1967.
from memory one of the employers he worked for was "Utah Constructions"
He had loads of fantastic photographs that he would show us.
He was a bachelor and loved working up there in those days!



Cheers, Mick.

[Landy Smurf]

is that 2 tickys on one photo. i wonder how many tickfords were in aus, and how many the snowy used and how many are now known

[Hymie]

How come there were Landrovers on the Snowy Scheme, wasn't it built by Toyotas!:angel::angel::angel:

[Lotz-A-Landies]

How come there were Landrovers on the Snowy Scheme, wasn't it built by Toyotas!:angel::angel::angel:Yes thinking about it that's what I heard too.

Maybe the images were Grenville Motors doing demonstrations in the snow! :o

[jacksonsenes]

My uncle worked on the Snowy Hydro Scheme.
He was there during the fifties and sixties, retiring from it in about 1967.
from memory one of the employers he worked for was "Utah Constructions"
He had loads of fantastic photographs that he would show us.
He was a bachelor and loved working up there in those days!



Cheers, Mick.


Hey Mick, sorry for digging up and old post but I’ve just recently purchased a 1957 88” which I’ve been led to believe was an old Utah Constructions vehicle. I’m trying to get some evidence to support this so I was wondering whether you had access to any of those old photos on the very slim chance I could place my car amongst them all. All good if not, just wanted to shoot my shot! Cheers, Jackson

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I have beers with a couple that worked at the Offices of the Snowy during its construction, they commuted every morning from Cooma.
The actual company "Snowy Mountains Scheme" did a whole lot more than just that one job...

[JDNSW]

I have beers with a couple that worked at the Offices of the Snowy during its construction, they commuted every morning from Cooma.
The actual company "Snowy Mountains Scheme" did a whole lot more than just that one job...

I think the "Company" was actually the "Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority", and as the scheme was completed the Authority morphed into an engineering consultancy to make use of their experienced engineering staff.

[mick88]

Hey Mick, sorry for digging up and old post but I’ve just recently purchased a 1957 88” which I’ve been led to believe was an old Utah Constructions vehicle. I’m trying to get some evidence to support this so I was wondering whether you had access to any of those old photos on the very slim chance I could place my car amongst them all. All good if not, just wanted to shoot my shot! Cheers, Jackson

G'day Jackson,
sorry mate, unfortunately i dont have any pics at all.
Wish i did have some, he had a few albums full of some fantastic photographs.
He was a bachelor and sadly the albums were lost/misplaced after he passed away in the 1970's.


Cheers, Mick.

[goingbush]

Lots of history there, The Power Wagon in that photo is the one and same that i'm restoring . I scored that commonwealth plate sequence as a Custom plate (why I don't want this on club rego) . Ive spoken to the buyer that drove it home to Bega from the Snowy Auction.

drove it out of the shed for the first time a few days ago so I could stand back and check alignment of tub vs cab .

not sure how the photos will copy across from facebook. If they don't work let me know and I'll upload them.

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[goingbush]

How come there were Landrovers on the Snowy Scheme, wasn't it built by Toyotas!:angel::angel::angel:

Ive been all over snowy photos and got a book on building the snowy, In photos LandRovers outnumber Toyotas about 50 to 1 . Toyotas only appeared very late on the scene & hardly et a mention in the book.

Rare photo of Toyotas on the scheme, Its late because everything is painted yellow for safety

http://goingbush.com/snowy/toyota.jpg

[goingbush]

I was sent this in an email.
Spot the Tickford.

Didiman

Im struggling to see a Tickford, the vehicle at front of the line in the background is an Austin like this. Probably look like a Tickford if you scale it down. Its huge compared to the Power wagon,. which is in turn at 126" wb is a lot bigger than a 80" .

http://goingbush.com/snowy/austin.jpg

[goingbush]

better photo of the OP image.

Text with photo reads " A hold-up on the road through Rennix Gap, below Mt Koscsiuszko - 1953"


http://goingbush.com/snowy/snowy.jpg

[101RRS]

Im struggling to see a Tickford, the vehicle at front of the line in the background is an Austin like this. Probably look like a Tickford if you scale it down. Its huge compared to the Power wagon,. which is in turn at 126" wb is a lot bigger than a 80" .

http://goingbush.com/snowy/austin.jpg

The tickford is the vehicle on the far left of the pic - is not an Austin. The shortwheel base vehicle further along (near the center of the pic) looks like a basic LR with a hardtop but could also be a Tickford - is a bit hard to tell.

None of your pics are showing.

[goingbush]

None of your pics are showing.

none at all or just not the ones of my PowerWagon ? I can see them all. But I can't see Lots a Landys photo bucket images

[goingbush]

The tickford is the vehicle on the far left of the pic - is not an Austin. The shortwheel base vehicle further along (near the center of the pic) looks like a basic LR with a hardtop but could also be a Tickford - is a bit hard to tell.

None of your pics are showing.

Your right its not an Austin, The truck on the far left background looks like a Fuel truck probably a KB5 or Commer , def not a Landy , The SWB Landy just behind it has a ribbed roof, not a Tickford.

[goingbush]

The tickford is the vehicle on the far left of the pic - is not an Austin. The shortwheel base vehicle further along (near the center of the pic) looks like a basic LR with a hardtop but could also be a Tickford - is a bit hard to tell.

None of your pics are showing.

OK sorry , WTF now I see it in the OP photo , , What I thought was the original photo which I was looking at on my computer is cropped on the left, does not have that Tickford or the blokes walking up the track. The photo I have is higher resolution but incomplete. I'll be buggered.