Dorothy – 25/6/03 Events following the murder of Hilda Murrell Hilda Murrell Hilda’s Fatal Three Mile Island and Falklands Connections Why was Hilda Murrell murdered? She was a 78 year-old woman devoted to the conservation of the best in life – a former successful professional rosegrower, and a botanist of considerable skill who was currently…
Expanding sphere of work includes the wind survey of the world Dorothy – 16/06/03 Heavy load of teaching and research In the 1980s Neil was a Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Meteorology at Lincoln University, teaching first, second and third year students, and supervising graduate students – carrying close to 1.85 times the average load of…
Dorothy – 12/06/03 Don Clarke on one of the engines originally owned by his father Vintage aircraft, traction engines and threshing mills took visitors back through the twentieth century to 1903 at the Richard Pearse Centennial Airshow and the W J Clarke Traction Engine Rally on 29-30 March. Steady rain resulted in disappointing attendances of…
The Rev Professor Ian Dixon – 05/06/03 In World War 2 I served as a chaplain with the New Zealand Division from 1942 onwards and served in the Italian campaign in the latter stages. Instead of returning to New Zealand I was sent as chaplain to the New Zealanders serving in the forces of occupation…
Involvement with the media Dorothy – 30/05/03 As mentioned in chapter 2 Neil’s first appearance in the Press had been a photo of him launching a balloon as part of his research for his PhD in 1969. Auckland television In 1972 Neil was on the television National News talking about the air pollution potential of…
Neil and Gae work to promote peace and justice Dorothy – 29/05/03 Serving the Labour Party after the election Once freed from campaigning Neil became more involved in other issues. After the election he felt he should give some time and effort to the Labour Party in return for all the valuable support during the…
Labour candidate for national elections in 1986 Dorothy – 26/05/03 Pressure to enter politics The result of all the talks and interviews was that people knew Neil Cherry’s name and his attitudes to contemporary issues and kept urging him to become a politician and clean up the environment, promote energy efficiency and renewable energy. They…
Teaching and the development of successful teaching methods Dorothy – 23/05/03 Teaching at Rangi Ruru Neil taught physics at Rangi Ruru Girls’ School to supplement his income while studying for his PhD. At this time he developed a strong interest in the welfare and education of women and girls. He wanted to dispel the widely…
Widening horizons Dorothy – 21/05/03 Career moves begin Move to McGill University, Montreal Neil chose an academic job at McGill University which meant that they lived in Montreal for two years which Gae calls ‘two winters’. The cold of winter dominated their life there as they had over 150 inches of snow in each of…
University studies, marriage and fatherhood Dorothy – 2/05/03 University study After leaving school Neil enrolled at the University of Canterbury to study for a B.Sc. At the end of his first year his results were so impressive that he was invited to join the B.Sc. Honours course in Physics. Transport to U.C. Neil was still…
