Euphoria As People Power Triumphs

"WE BEAT the bastards!" Cooma local Frank Rodwell, who worked for the hydro-electric scheme for 36 years, shouts down the phone. He expresses the extraordinary depth of feeling locals have for the Snowy. "Down here at the Ex-Service's Club, if you didn't stand up for the national anthem, a fellow might look at you sideways. If you told him you were knocking off his missus he might get a bit annoyed. But if you criticised the Snowy he'd knock you arse over head."