Australia - Guinea - New Zealand

Apr. 17 World's First Solar Town.: A backward bush hamlet in new South Wales, Australia, has been chosen as the world's first town to be powered by solar energy. White Cliffs, a totley collection of small houses and primitive underground dugouts, has a permanent population of 45 and a floating one of about 300 miners, many of whom are immigrants of various nationalities and Yugoslavs, Dutch, British, Poles, Germans, Half the town live underground to escape the 45 degree heat and an average of 14 hours of sunshine a day. In 1981 a solar power station will supply the town's electricity, replacing several small diesel generators serving the school, hospital, hotel and houses, Other benefits of the scheme include using waste heat for water/desalination helping to overcome water shortages. On hearing the news the local residents celebrated their sudden jump the 21st century in fine style. Photo Shows: White Cliffs seen from the air

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