P007220 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-05-03 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007220b.htm person Worner Neil Murray HonFIEAust AACR2 5 September 1914 9 June 2011 Place of Birth Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Victoria, Australia Civil engineer 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. 1931 1931 Award - Senior Technical Scholarship, Education, Department of Victoria 1933 1933 Award - University Senior Scholarship, Education Department of Victoria 1933 1933 Education - Diploma in Civil Engineering (DipCE), Bendigo School of Mines 1933 1933 Award - Gold medal, Bendigo Schoool of Mines 1935 1935 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1936 1936 Award - "Argus" Scholarship, Civil Engineering. University of Melbourne 1936 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 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 1962 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] 1970 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 1983 Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 2011 2011 Buried - Lake Boga Lawn Cemetery, Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (SRWSC), State of Victoria (1905 - 1984)

Engineer 1974 - 1979; Executive engineer 1947 - 1958; Resident engineer 1945 - 1947; Assistant Engineer 1939 - 1941.

 Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority (1949 - )

Chief engineer 1972 - 1974; Chief engineer - civil design and scientific services 1958 - 1972.

 Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) (1970 - )

Foundation committee member 1970 -

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Elected Honorary Fellow 1983.

 Worner, Howard Knox (1913 - 2006) Worner, Hill Wesley (1917 - 2002) 'Worner, Neil Murray', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Worner, Neil Murray Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Report: Annual Report 1983 [Sixty-fourth Annual Report] Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report 1983 [Sixty-fourth Annual Report] 1984 Resource: A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: Three new Honorary Fellows [Murray Gosper; Bob Hillman; Neil Worner] Three new Honorary Fellows [Murray Gosper; Bob Hillman; Neil Worner] 1983 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 55 19 13 Journal Article: The Australian Geomechanics Society The Australian Geomechanics Society 1970 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 42 1-2 N8-N10