Historical information

The Junction Dam and Clover Dam Power Station, stages of the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, were needed to meet the increased power demands of the wartime industry in Victoria. Clover added 26 megawatts to the grid. Junction Dam was completed and ready to hold water by September 1943, but was emptied in December 1943 and not filled again until May 1944. Construction of Clover Power Station commenced in July 1941 and both turbines were in service by May 1945.

Significance

Clover Power Station and Junction Dam were part of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme constructed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.

Physical description

Set of 22 black and white photographs taken by the official SECV photographer who gave each photo a number prefixed by K (for Kiewa)
K60 -no date- A bridge and entrance to tunnel
K519 -no date- Welding steel lining in the tunnel
K531 –no date- Construction on the Kiewa Scheme (tunnel in background
K821 – no date- Bogong Village, early days
K928 -15 Oct 1942- Construction Clover Power Station
K947 -26 Oct 1942- Construction Clover Power Station
K948 -26 Oct 1942- Construction Clover Power Station
K949- 26 Oct 1942- Clover Camp in background
K950 -26 Oct 1942- Construction Clover Power Station
K955 -27 Oct 1942- Constructing the bridge at Clover
K1102 -7 April 1943- Inlet pipe to power station
K1179 –no date- Clover Power Station
K1187 – no date- Clover Power Station
K1189 -24 June 1943- Part of the spiral casing
1199 -7 July 1943- Clover Power Station
K1201 -7 July 1943- Clover Power Station
K1231 -26 July 1943- Gantry crane for Clover Power Station
K1308 -6 Sept 1943- Spiral casing
K1334 -6 Oct 1943- Lake Guy. Bogong Village in background
K1342 -29 Oct 1943- Power station under construction
K1365 -19 Nov 1943- Power station under construction
K1366 -19 Nov 1943- Gantry crane for Clover Power Station

Inscriptions & markings

On the back- each photograph has a handwritten reference number starting with K and the date stamped or written (see above)