Congratulations to Clipper Ship Metropolis of Adelaide Director Peter Christopher, on being awarded the  Medal of the Order of Australia for his companies to Maritime Historical past.
Peter Christopher convened the primary assembly of Adelaide volunteers to save lots of the Metropolis of Adelaide in July 2000 and labored tirelessly since within the preservation and restoration of this essential piece of maritime historical past. Â His imaginative and prescient and dedication proceed to be a driving drive within the deliberate Seaport Village mission at Dock 2, Port Adelaide.
Peter Christopher can be the creator of seven books on shipwrecks and riverboats, and co-author of one other 2.
He served because the Public Sector Union (SA) state secretary and chief industrial officer for the Public Service Affiliation of South Australia (1992-2015).
The Metropolis of Adelaide is the world’s oldest surviving clipper ship and one in all solely two remaining composite clipper ships. She was inbuilt 1864, in Sunderland, England by William Pile, Hay and Co. for transporting passengers and items between Britain and Australia. Between 1864 and 1887 the ship made 23 annual return voyages from London and Plymouth to Adelaide, South Australia. After a protracted and diverse profession, the Metropolis of Adelaide has returned to her namesake metropolis as a result of tireless efforts of Peter Christopher and his workforce.
A brief documentary by Tasha Trebeck that includes Peter Christopher and different Clipper Ship Metropolis of Adelaide group founders.
Clipper Ship Metropolis of Adelaide
Because of Dick Kooyman for contributing to this publish.
