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* The long running campaign to save the historic 1864 composite clipper City of Adelaide has been successful, with an announcement by Scottish Culture and External Affairs Minister Fiona Hyslop on 28 August 2010 that Adelaide was successful in its bid for the ship. Peter Christopher was the Convenor of the July 2000 Adelaide meeting which established the campaign to save the ship. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/famed-clipper-adelaide-finally-coming-home-from-scotland/comments-e6frea83-1225911307313 |
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Peter Christopher (born 1948, Cyprus) is an Australian author and photographer who writes about shipwrecks and riverboats. He is also a Director of the non profit organisation City of Adelaide Preservation Trust Ltd set up to save the 1864 clipper ship of that name.
Peter Christopher is the author of seven books, and co-editor of another.[1] [2]
Peter Christopher is not a full time author. In addition to his maritime interests he is a senior Trade Union official, with his current role being the Chief Industrial Officer of the Public Service Association of South Australia. http://cpsu.asn.au/review/Public_Serv_A__s_Review_2699.pdf
He has, however, since 1967 been an active SCUBA diver and volunteer maritime archaeologist who has visited and documented wrecks in South Australia in particular, but also around Australia. Peter Christopher's contribution to maritime archaeology was recognised by an Award presented to him by the Australian Government in 1982. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1765498?lookfor=subject:%22Australia%20-%20Dept.%20of%20Home%20Affairs.%22&offset=12&max=16
Australia has the largest collection of original operating paddle steamers in the world, and these have also been the subject of three decades of research, and two books.
Books
Australian Shipwrecks. A Pictorial History, published by Axiom, 2009
Australian Riverboats. A Pictorial History, published by Axiom, 2006
Paddlesteamers and Riverboats of the River Murray, published by Axiom, 2000
Let's go for a Dive is the 50 year history of the Underwater Explorers Club of South Australia, edited with Nick Cundell in 2004.
Shores of Tragedy: shipwrecks of South Australia (ISBN 0731613481) was Peter's first book, published in 1987, detailing the ten most commonly dived wrecks in South Australia.
Divers Guide to South Australia
" ...to save the lives of strangers", (Famous Shipwrecks of South Australia) details the history of SA's most famous wrecks. Its title comes from a newspaper account of the rescue of the survivors of the Admella shipwreck in 1859.
South Australian Shipwrecks. A Data Base 1802--1989 is a listing of all wrecks during that period.
References
- ^ Brice, Rebecca (April 14, 2008). "Dry Murray reveals past secrets". Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC News. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ Kemp, Miles (September 26, 2009). "Crusade to solve maritime mystery". The Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia). Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- "South Australian Maritime History: A reading list". Government of South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 2009-11-18. "This DEH Heritage Webnote is an online version of information originally published as Heritage Information Leaflet 1.12."
- National Library of Australia. References to titles by author. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4704916
- State Library of South Australia. SA Shipwrecks. http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/record=b1121616
- Adelaide Now. City of Adelaide campaign http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/new-hope-for-city-of-adelaide/story-e6frea83-1225823784827
External links
- Peter Christopher's personal web site [1]
- City of Adelaide Clipper ship site [2]
- ABC Online. Peter Christopher discusses shipwreck Loch Vennachar http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/shipwrecks/sa/transcript_vennachar.htm
- Baird Maritime. British PM petitioned to save City of Adelaide. http://www.bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=41&Itemid=139&el_mcal_month=4&el_mcal_year=2009&limitstart=5
- The long running campaign to save the historic 1864 composite clipper City of Adelaide has been successful, with an announcement by Scottish Culture and External Affairs Minister Fiona Hyslop on 28 August 2010 that Adelaide was successful in its bid for the ship. Peter Christopher was the Convenor of the July 2000 Adelaide meeting which established the campaign to save the ship. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/famed-clipper-adelaide-finally-coming-home-from-scotland/comments-e6frea83-1225911307313
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