Person

Worner, Neil Murray (1914 - 2011)

HonFIEAust

Born
5 September 1914
Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
Died
9 June 2011
Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Neil Worner, BCE HonFIEAust, was a civil engineer who headed up the construction of the Rocklands Dam (1938-1953) for the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria; was Chief engineer with the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority (1958-1974); and later returned to the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.

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Chronology

1931
Award - Senior Technical Scholarship, Education, Department of Victoria
1933
Award - University Senior Scholarship, Education Department of Victoria
1933
Award - Gold medal, Bendigo Schoool of Mines
1933
Education - Diploma in Civil Engineering (DipCE), Bendigo School of Mines
1935
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1936
Award - "Argus" Scholarship, Civil Engineering. University of Melbourne
1936
Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
1937 - 1939
Career position - Senior demonstrator in civil engineering, University of Melbourne
1939 - 1941
Career position - Assistant Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria
1941
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1943 - 1945
Military service - Second World War. Flying Officer, 6 Airfield Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
1945 - c. 1947
Career position - Resident Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria
c. 1947 - 1958
Career position - Executive Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria
1958 - 1972
Career position - Chief engineer - civil design and scientific services, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
1962
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1968
Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
1970
Career event - Foundation committee member, Australian Geomechanics Society
1972 - 1974
Career position - Chief engineer, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
1974 - 1979
Career position - Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria
1979 - 1990?
Career position - Senior resident consultant, Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners. [Monasavu hydroelectric scheme, Fiji]
1983
Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
2011
Life event - Buried, Lake Boga Lawn Cemetery, Victoria

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • 'Three new Honorary Fellows [Murray Gosper; Bob Hillman; Neil Worner]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 55 (19) (1983), 13. Details

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1983 [Sixty-fourth Annual Report] (1984), 16 pp. 'Institution Honours - Council elected Mr N M Worner, as Honorary Fellow', p.12. Details

Resources

See also

  • 'The Australian Geomechanics Society', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 42 (1-2) (1970), N8-N10. Details

Ken McInnes

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