Snowy River

British  

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, rising in SE New South Wales: waters diverted through a system of dams and tunnels across the watershed into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for hydroelectric power and to provide water for irrigation. Length: 426 km (265 miles)

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Snowy River

Alongside his six-decade long career in television, his memorable film credits include his role in The Man from Snowy River and Breaker Morant, as well as appearing on stage for a number of performances.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Snowy River Cocktail Co also doubles as a retail outlet, selling rim sugars and salts and other cocktail ingredients for your home bar.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021

The brumby’s place in the state’s largest national park, through which the Snowy River flows, is an emotive argument in Australia.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2018

Aboriginal people, she says, usually talk about themselves as being from “salt”, “freshwater”, or “desert” country – or even “ice”, as her Ngarigu family’s country around the Snowy River is referred to.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2018

Nothing was audible but the moan of the Snowy River, as it flowed between the motionless reeds and the dark curtain of gum trees.

From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Verne, Jules