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1	Journey just beginning for historic ship The Advertiser, 04-May-2012, by Stuart Innes THE recovery of the historic clipper City of Adelaide from Scotland to SA will attract global attention, says a maritime historian. "In the UK, the national media are lining up to be involved, with flagship national programs already sending production teams ... to plan for the event," Jim Tildesley, former Scottish Maritime Museum director said this week of preparations to shift the 1864 ship - the world's oldest surviving clipper - from a slipway at Irvine to Port Adelaide. "I suspect the people of South Australia are not really aware of what is on the verge of being achieved," he said of work by the SA-based group Save the Clipper City of Adelaide Preservation Trust.	46
2	The Cutty Sark floats again... 11 feet in the air London Evening Standard, 16-Apr-2012, by Ross Lydall About 250,000 visitors a year are expected to travel to Greenwich to see the world’s last-remaining tea clipper — nearly 100,000 more than before its closure. It is being unveiled by the Queen on April 25 after a six-year conservation project. The 143-year-old Grade-I listed vessel has been lifted 11 feet off the ground, allowing visitors to walk beneath the dramatic contours that made it the fastest merchant sailing ship of its era.	40
3	Editorial: Support the Clipper trust The Advertisor (Editorial), 14-Apr-2012 THE tragic collision 100 years ago between the "unsinkable" Titanic and a massive iceberg in the icy seas south of Newfoundland has been on everyone's minds. The Maritime Museum at Port Adelaide has significant artifacts and a reconstructed ketch but the return of the historic clipper City of Adelaide from Irvine in southwest Scotland would showcase our maritime heritage. The extraordinary efforts of the South Australian-based Save the Clipper trust should be supported as a matter of state pride.	40
4	Carrick campaigner ends occupation Irvine Herald, 30-Mar-2012, by Eric McGowan A CAMPAIGNER has hailed his month-long occupation of the Carrick a "triumph" – despite the protest being IGNORED by maritime chiefs. Peter Maddison, head of the Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Fund, jumped ship on Sunday. But he insisted that his stay aboard the historic clipper at Irvine Harbourside had "served its purpose". He said the campaign to halt the Carrick's proposed move to Australia and return it to Wearside – where it was built – would be better served by him being home. He added: "I believe my four weeks on board have highlighted the reasons for the Adelaide to be brought back to Sunderland." His bid received a boost this week after The British Archaeological Trust said that it had concerns over the Australian funding to secure the clipper's future. But bosses at Irvine’s Scottish Maritime Museum, where the Carrick lies rotting on a slipway, said plans to put the ship onto a specially-made cradle for transfer Down Under, would go ahead as planned in April.	46
5	Lifting cradle ready for historic City of Adelaide clipper ship in Scotland The Advertiser, 29-Mar-2013, by Stuart Innes THE lifting cradle to recover the historic City of Adelaide vessel has been certified by Scottish authorities. The 100-tonne steel cradle, sent in component form from Adelaide over Christmas-New Year, has been assembled next to the ship.	78
6	Historic ship campaigner vows to fight on after leaving protest camp Sunderland Echo, 28-Mar-2012 Avid campaigner Peter Maddison has vowed to keep fighting and return the Adelaide back home to Sunderland. The chairman of Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Foundation (Scarf) was speaking just hours after completing a 28 day stay on the historic clipper. Mr Maddison aimed to highlight the group’s campaign to have her returned to her birthplace in Sunderland. Built in 1864, the vessel has lain on a slipway in Ayrshire for more than a decade, but is due to be moved to Adelaide, Australia.	43
7	Historic clipper retires to sun after 150 years Brisbane Times, 24-Mar-2012, by Billy Briggs GLASGOW: It is the oldest surviving clipper ship in the world, apart from the Cutty Sark, and in its heyday carried emigrants from Scotland to Australia, where about 250,000 people can trace their origins to its passengers. For years, the City of Adelaide has lain rotting on a slipway in Irvine, Scotland. But now, nearly 150 years after the ship was built, preparations are under way for one last voyage - to Adelaide, where the vessel is to become a tourist attraction. According to the National Historic Ships Committee, the 54-metre ship is one of the most important in British maritime history, the last survivor of the timber trade between North America and Britain. [Note: 'City of Adelaide' (1864) is actually five years older than 'Cutty Sark' (1869)]	65
8	Campaigner to end occupation of Sunderland-built City of Adelaide clipper BBC News, 23-Mar-2012 A campaigner is to end a month-long occupation of a Wearside-built 148-year-old clipper ship over plans to move it to Australia. A group from Adelaide, Australia, won a bid to turn the ship into a heritage and tourist attraction in 2010. The vessel's owner, the Scottish Maritime Museum, said plans to put the ship onto a specially-made cradle for its sea journey to Australia, were going ahead as planned in April.	54
9	Fate Decided for 150-year Old Clipper Ship Pablo Avanzini (Spain), 21-Mar-2012, by Alison Williams The City of Adelaide is not the city of that name but the oldest known clipper ship still in existence in the world. It is actually 5 years older than the Cutty Sark. In its heyday, it transported emigrants seeking riches overseas, from the northern reaches of Scotland to the southernmost continent of Australia. It has been estimated that one quarter of a million of Australia’s ancestors sailed as passengers on the City of Adelaide.	43
10	Clipper ship City of Adelaide finds berth in Australia The Guardian, 18-Mar-2012, by Billy Briggs Cradle assembled at Scottish Maritime Museum to carry historic vessel's hull from Irvine to nation its passengers helped build It is the oldest surviving clipper ship in the world, apart from the Cutty Sark, and in its heyday carried emigrants from Scotland to Australia, where an estimated 250,000 people can trace their origins to its passengers. [Note: 'City of Adelaide' (1864) is actually five years older than 'Cutty Sark' (1869)]	75
11	Bid to Save Ship Greenock Telegraph, 5-Mar-2012, by Paul John Coulter A MARITIME photographer from Greenock is helping a bid to save an historic ship which has close ties to the town. Kenny Whyte, 56, who now lives in Skelmorlie, is hoping to highlight the plight of the 176ft passenger and cargo vessel the City of Adelaide which was moored here for a number of years. The keen snapper, known as Hebrides, hopes that his pictures of the ailing vessel and its live-in protestor, Peter Maddison, can prompt action to retain the ship in the UK	102
12	Work Begins to Move the Carrick to Oz The Irvine Times, 5-Mar-2012 EFFORTS to transport The Carrick from Irvine to its new home in South Australia took another step forward this week. Parts for the giant steel cradle, which will be used to move the world's oldest surviving clipper ship from its current spot in the Harbourside, have finally arrived in Irvine. Work is now underway so the ship can be transported to Adelaide.	94
13	One lone Englishman battles to keep City of Adelaide clipper from South Australia The Advertiser, 1-Mar-2012, by Stuart Innes AN Englishman has occupied the historic clipper City of Adelaide in an attempt to stop it being moved from Scotland to South Australia. Work is proceeding around the ship - on a slipway at Irvine in south-west Scotland - to build a 100-tonne steel cradle from prefabricated components sent from Adelaide last month. The cradle will carry the 148-year-old ship - the world's oldest surviving clipper - to a barge to begin its trip to Port Adelaide for display here.	94
14	Cutty Sark in Greenwich to be reopened to the public BBC News, 01-Mar-2012 The restored 19th Century Cutty Sark ship is to be reopened to the public nearly five years after it was gutted by a fire. The tea clipper sited in Greenwich, south-east London, will allow people on board from 26 April. In December the masts were raised for the first time since the fire in May 2007.	32
15	Heritage experts back calls to bring historic ship home to Sunderland Sunderland Echo, 1-Mar-2012 A NATIONAL archaeological group is backing calls to stop the world's oldest surviving clipper ship being moved to Australia. The City of Adelaide has lain on a slipway in Ayrshire, Scotland, for more than a decade, but is due to be moved Down Under. Now the Rescue the British Archaeological Trust claims the vessel, which was built in Sunderland in 1864 and is five years older than the Cutty Sark, should stay in the UK for the "public good". Pamela Irving, editor of the group's Rescue News publication, said: "This is a unique and important heritage asset which should be up there with Nelson's Victory, the Mary Rose, the SS Great Britain and the Adelaide's younger offspring the Cutty Sark. [Note: "Heritage expert" Ms.Irving does not disclose vested interest being part of lobby group 'Jack Crawford Trust' trying to compete for clipper.]	74
16	Heritage campaigner vows to continue historic ship occupation Sunderland Echo, 28-Feb-2012 A CAMPAIGNER who occupied the world's oldest surviving clipper ship in protest at plans to move it to Australia today vowed: "I'll stay as long as it takes". Peter Maddison, from Ashbrooke, has boarded the City of Adelaide, which is in Scotland, in a bid to have it brought back to Sunderland where it was built. The former councillor launched a similar demonstration in 2009 when the historic boat was threatened with being scrapped and is continuing his efforts to bring it back to the city's port.	54
17	No plans to remove City of Adelaide protester BBC News, 27-Feb-2012 The owners of a 148-year-old clipper ship have "no plans" to forcibly remove a Sunderland man who occupied it over plans to move it to Australia. Peter Maddison, from Sunderland, boarded the City of Adelaide on Sunday, claiming the vessel should return to Wearside where it was built. A group from Adelaide, Australia, won a bid to turn the ship into a heritage and tourist attraction in 2010. Owner, the Scottish Maritime Museum in Ayrshire, has played down the protest. The vessel, built in Sunderland in 1864, has lain on a slipway in Irvine for more than a decade but is due to be moved to Australia on a £1m steel cradle which has been shipped to the UK.	70
18	City of Adelaide protester strikes again Sunderland Echo, 27-Feb-2012 A CAMPAIGNER, who is calling for the world's oldest surviving clipper ship to be returned to Wearside, has staged a new on board protest. Peter Maddison has boarded the City of Adelaide as he speaks out about plans to move it to Australia. The former Sunderland councillor launched a similar demonstration in 2009 when the boat was threatened with being scrapped, and is continuing his efforts to bring it back to the city's port. He believes it could be used to create a heritage attraction for the city and ensure it is safeguarded for future generations. The vessel, which was built in Sunderland in 1864, has lain on a slipway in Ayrshire, Scotland for more than a decade, but is due to be moved to Adelaide, Australia.	89
19	City of Adelaide clipper ship occupied by campaigner BBC News, 27-Feb-2012 A man has occupied the world's oldest surviving clipper ship in protest at plans to move it to Australia. Peter Maddison, a former councillor from Sunderland, held a similar protest in 2009 when the City of Adelaide was threatened with demolition. The vessel, built in Sunderland in 1864, has lain on a Scottish slipway for more than a decade, but is due to be moved to Adelaide, Australia, soon.	49
20	New voyage for oldest clipper BBC News, 24-Feb-2012 The world's oldest surviving clipper ship The Carrick is another step closer to moving from Scotland to a new home in South Australia. The parts for a giant steel cradle have arrived in Irvine, North Ayrshire, so it can be transported to Adelaide.	33
21	Editorial: Struggling Port must be given a real chance The Advertisor (Editorial), 24-Jan-2012 THE decade-old resurgence of the Port Adelaide area has been unremarkable since its two sitting MPs joined Patrick Conlon as senior members of the Government. Port Adelaide has drawcards that one million people on its doorstep can't see anywhere else which real revival could be built around. Ships docked in deep water. Big ships, old ships, ships with guns and tall masts. It is not a secret ingredient, but one used many times over by planners of port revivals from Sydney's Darling Harbour to Mystic Connecticut. Bringing people to Port Adelaide to bask in its renowned maritime history must be the starting point for any rejuvenation. The enthusiasts who have saved the clipper ship City of Adelaide from destruction to be relocated to Port Adelaide have done so without government support. Perhaps that support could now be forthcoming.	86
22	Carrick ready for the off The Irvin Herald, 13-Jan-2012, by Eric McGowan THE historic Carrick clipper ship will be ready to leave Irvine for Australia before the end of March, according to campaigners in Oz. That's when the Save the Clipper City of Adelaide Preservation Trust expect a giant 100 tonne cradle which will transport the vessel Down Under will be in place. The first two containers of prefabricated components of the cradle arrived in Irvine on Friday. The last three containers, each carrying 15 to 20 tonnes of cradle parts, are due in late February.	77
23	2012 arrival date for City of Adelaide clipper The Advertiser, 28-Dec-2012, by Stuart Innes THE City of Adelaide clipper is likely to take its place as a standout historic attraction before the state celebrates its next birthday. Save the Clipper City of Adelaide Preservation Trust director Peter Christopher said yesterday the vessel - a key part of SA's history - would be moved off a slipway in Scotland by the end of March. Next year's arrival date depends on further fundraising for the ocean voyage to bring the ship to Adelaide.	80
24	Plans to Move Carrick Still Ship Shape The Irvine Times, 16-Nov-2011 Efforts to transport the Carrick to Australia are set to take a step forward, if planning officials grant thier consent to the plans this week. The clipper ship, officially known as the 'City of Adelaide' is currently situated in a slipway at Irvine Harbour, where it is listed as a Category "A" historic building.	32
25	Govt ends Newport Quays contract Portside Messenger, 31-Oct-2011, by Tim Williams THE State Government will take control of the Port Waterfront Development as part of a new masterplanning process to include the whole of the town centre. Premier Jay Weatherill today announced the government was ending its contract with the Newport Quays consortium, after the $1.5 billion project stalled last year. Mr Weatherill said the government would work closely with Port Adelaide Enfield Council and consult the community to come up with a new masterplan for the waterfront and town centre.	48
26	Help to bring back City of Adelaide Portside Messenger, 20-Oct-2011, by Kara Adams WHEN James Raven says he is working hard to bring the historic clipper ship City of Adelaide back to the Port, he means it. The Glanville man is one of many locals who have volunteered their time - and skills - to build a huge 100-tonne steel cradle to transport the ship from Scotland to the Port. Mr Raven, a boiler maker welder at MG Engineering in Port Adelaide, said the hard work would be worth it in the end.	527
27	Clipper's one-way ticket down under London Times, 15-Oct-2011, by Mike Ward A sailing ship that carried thousands of settlers to Australia is to return after being beached in Britain for 20 years. City of Adelaide, built in Sunderland in 1864, will be taken next spring by the Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Preservation Trust to the port after which she is named. Peter Roberts, a trust director and one of 250,000 descendants of the ship's passengers in South Australia, said: "Already people are saying. 'I can't wait for the ship to be here'." After her prime as a passenger vessel, City of Adelaide was a collier, an isolation hospital, a gunnery training ship in the Second World War and a naval officer's club. She has been on the banks of the River Irvine since sinking in 1991.	272
28	The 100-Tonne Machine Taking Carrick Down Under The Irvine Times, 12-Jul-2011 WORK has started on the 100-tonne cradle that will move the historic Carrick ship from Irvine to Australia.	36
29	Work starts on cradle to take ship Down Under Irvine Herald, 8-July-2011, by Eric McGowan WORK has begun on the giant steel cradle which will help transport the historic Carrick clipper ship from Irvine to Australia. The 100-tonne structure is being built over multiple sites across South Australia with the ultimate aim of shipping it to Glasgow in containers for assembly underneath the ship. The vessel and cradle will then be rolled onto a barge for transport to a deep port where it will be transferred onto an ocean ship for the voyage down under to Port Adelaide. The effort to build the cradle is being jointly donated by more than 15 engineering firms around Adelaide and South Australia.	517
30	Editorial: We'll prosper from historic ship's rescue The Advertiser, 1-July-2011, Editorial THE rescue of the historic clipper ship City of Adelaide is a shining example of what a passionate few can achieve without necessarily being a burden on the taxpayer. From the beginning of the struggle to save the 147-year-old vessel from what would by now have been a dry grave in Scotland, enthusiasts never wavered in their commitment. Even when the State Government did not recognise the significant struggle to stop it being broken up, they kept the faith.	558
31	Work gets under way to move the Adelaide Sunderland Echo, 1-July-2011 WORK has begun in earnest to transport Wearside's most historic ship to Australia. Engineers are busy working on the giant steel cradle which will support the 150-year-old City of Adelaide clipper ship down under. A ceremony marking the start of work saw two Australians, whose ancestors were carried to Australia by the Wear-built ship, crack a bottle of champagne over the first part of the cradle. The event took place at the premises of Samaras Structural Engineers, one of the firms donating both labour and materials to the Adelaide project. General manager George Samaras said: "My family, like most South Australian families, migrated to South Australia some time ago, and being able to contribute to a project to save the last sailing migrant ship to South Australia is very appealing and something I wanted to do. "South Australia has been good to my family, and it feels good being able to give something back to the South Australian community in this way."	496
32	How show-and-tell led Pam Whittle to discover a key part of our history The Advertiser, 28-Jun-2011, by Ken McGregor THE great-granddaughter of the City of Adelaide's captain discovered her connection through show-and-tell. The request from her daughter, about 35 years ago, sparked a memory of a lithograph of an old boat and its captain, David Bruce, which had been thrown into an incinerator several months before. Luckily for Pam Whittle - and South Australian historians - no one had lit the incinerator, allowing the Whittle family to piece together part of the state's heritage.	9
33	History is homeward bound at last The Advertiser, 28-June-2011, by Ken McGregor ALMOST 115 years after last touching SA waters, the clipper City of Adelaide will return home. Home to the city it helped build. For more than 12 years South Australians have rallied behind attempts to rescue the grand old ship since The Advertiser first revealed the boat, which is the oldest surviving iron frame timber hull clipper in the world, had been earmarked for destruction after being left to rot at a slipway in Scotland. The ship was built to bring early settlers from the UK to the infant colony of South Australia and the state's longest-established families are linked to the ship.	391
34	Ceremony marks start of works to transport 'City of Adelaide' to Australia Baird Maritime, 28-June-2011 The project to return the world's oldest clipper ship, the 'City of Adelaide', to Port Adelaide, took a major step forward today as the first physical works commenced. A ceremony at Gillman, near Port Adelaide, heralded the start of construction of a giant 100 tonne steel cradle that will support the clipper during its transport from Scotland to Australia.	127
35	The City Of Adelaide starts her journey home ABC891 Radio Adelaide, 27-June-2011, by Spence Denny (includes video footage) On the Morning of June 27th 2011, a bottle of Champagne was broken over the first of the cradle pieces that will support the Clipper 'The City Of Adelaide' on her trip home. The ceremonial breaking was done by Pam Whittle, the great grand daughter of the clipper's first captain, David Bruce, and Marion Wells, the great great grand daughter of Matilda Methuen who migrated on the maiden voyage of the 'City of Adelaide' to marry Peter Waite, one of South Australia's best known philanthropists.	337
36	Work underway to bring clipper to SA Channel 9 News, 27 June 2011 Work is underway to construct a special cradle to bring the historic City of Adelaide clipper to South Australia. The 100 tonne steel cradle will support the clipper's fragile hull during its ocean voyage on board a container ship from Scotland to Australia. The ship, which is little more than an empty shell, currently sits on a slipway at Irvine in Scotland. The Scottish Maritime Museum recently called for tenders to demolish it, with the City of Adelaide Preservation Society lodging a successful bid to bring it to SA. The 54-metre City of Adelaide is the world's oldest surviving clipper.	115
37	City of Adelaide work to begin Portside Messenger, 24-June-2011, by Tim Williams CONSTRUCTION of a giant 100-tonne steel cradle, to support historic clipper City of Adelaide on her journey to the Port from Scotland, will begin at Gillman next week. A ceremony to mark the start of the project will be held at Samaras Structural Engineers on Monday morning (June 27). A bottle of champagne will be cracked over the first piece of the cradle by Pam Whittle, the great-grand-daughter of the clipper's first captain, David Bruce, and Marion Wells, the great-great-granddaughter of migrant Matilda Methuen. Methuen migrated on the maiden voyage of the City of Adelaide to marry Peter Waite, one of SA's best-known early philanthropists. Large numbers of South Australians can trace their family history back to ancestors who arrived on the clipper in the 19th century. The Scottish government decided to allow its permanent return to the Port last year.	539
38	Tartan Day at the Burnside Library Eastern Courier, June 2011 For the fourth consecutive year, the Burnside Library in conjunction with the Scottish Associations of South Australia will celebrate International Tartan Day. International Tartan Day marks the anniversary of the repeal of the 1749 Act of Proscription that banned the wearing of tartan and is an opportunity for Australians to reconnect with their Scottish ancestry. Official celebrations will take place on Friday, 1 July 2011 from 11 am until 3 pm, with all events free of charge. Learn about the Clipper Ship 'City of Adelaide', enjoy Scottish dancing and bagpipe performances, be part of a haggis ceremony, listen to renowned poems and see the art of kilt making.	545
39	Down Memory Lane with Mae McEwan - Irvine Herald Irvine Herald, 13-May-2011, by Elis White ONE of these days I'm going to treat myself to a computer - or will I? On one hand, I would miss searching through my bookcase and the satisfaction I get when I see the query I had answered for me. The problem I have is that I seem to think it's a wee bit like cheating - you know, press a few keys and all you want to know appears as if by magic in front of your very eyes. You may argue that if I think I would be cheating using a computer, I'm also cheating when I find what I want in a book - I agree with that. But what I'm hearing in my mind as I write is an echo from my past, my mother's voice saying: "You know, if there's an easy way to dae a thing and a hard way - oor Mae aye takes the hard." Aye, I know. But if I haven't changed being that way over my many years - is there a chance I'll change now? Watch this space. So, what brought on all this digression before I even start off this week is about me passing on our Mr Anon's enclosure about how eagerly the people of Adelaide in Australia are looking forward to the City of Adelaide, known to us as our Carrick, returning there?	721
40	Ship shape saving on Port-bound clipper - Portside Messenger Portside Messenger, 4-May-2011, by Tim Williams THE historic clipper City of Adelaide is hundreds of tonnes lighter than originally thought and will be up to $1 million cheaper to bring to the Port from Scotland as a result. City of Adelaide Preservation Trust director Peter Christopher said the ship, which brought thousands of immigrants to South Australia in 23 voyages from 1864-86, had been estimated to weigh about 800 tonnes. "When our own engineers went over and did their own calculations, their view is it weighs about 350 tonnes," Mr Christopher said.	1163
41	Carrick is Birthday Party Guest in Oz - Irvine Times Irvine Times, 7-February-2011 International delegates are working on plans to ensure that a historic ship gets from Irvine to South Australia in times for the state's 175th birthday party. The Carrick, officially known as the 'City of Adelaide', currently sits at a slipway in Irvine Harbour - but permission has been granted for the boat to be moved to Australia to save it from destruction.	977
42	Clipper City of Adelaide being made ready for trip home - Open Salon open salon, 11-December-2010, by Rick Spilman The clipper ship City of Adelaide (later HMS Carrick), the oldest surviving composite clipper ship in the world, is being made ready for her long trip home to her namesake city in Australia, from her current berth in Irvine, Scotland.	930
43	Carrick gets ship-shape for Oz voyage - Irvine Herald Irvine Herald, 10-December-2010, by Eric McGowan THE Carrick could soon be ship-shape for a move from Irvine to Oz - after phase one of preparation work on the 145-year-old vessel was completed this week. Specialists have spent the last fortnight cleaning the clipper's interior and treating the timbers to eliminate the risks of any insect infestation making the trip down under.	730
44	Brickbat for Mt Barker expansion - The Advertiser The Advertiser, 24-November-2011, by Lachlan Pryor The Civic Trust hands out awards for innovations in development, conservation and community projects. Housing SA won a special award for their affordable homes programs and the people's choice award was given to the Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Preservation Trust for their successful campaign to save the ship and return it to Adelaide.	1178
45	Historic City of Adelaide to move to Adelaide - sail-world.com sail-world.com, 18-November-2011, by Des Ryan More than a quarter of a million Australians who can trace their history to the clipper ship the City of Adelaide, will be able to rejoice in the near future when the historic ship moves to Adelaide. After campaigning for years, the non-profit organisation www.cityofadelaide.org.au was recently successful in their efforts to have the ship brought to Adelaide, as declared by the Scottish culture minister Fiona Hyslop.	702
46	Plans to Move Carrick Still Ship Shape - The Irvine Times The Irvine Times - 16-November-2011 Efforts to transport the Carrick to Australia are set to take a step forward, if planning officials grant thier consent to the plans this week. The clipper ship, officially known as the 'City of Adelaide' is currently situated in a slipway at Irvine Harbour, where it is listed as a Category "A" historic building.	231
47	City of Adelaide set to sail? - The British Archaeological Trust The British Archaeological Trust - 10-November 2011 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh used a celebration in July this year of the saving of the SS Great Britain to focus on the horrendous plight of the City of Adelaide. The ship a category A Listed Building, has been marooned on a slipway in Irvine for over a decade. Proposals put forward over the years have not proved viable and consent for the vessel's recorded deconstruction had been given in 2007. As reported in RN 110, a campaign to prevent this prompted Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Minister for Culture and External Affairs to commission a review to explore all the current schemes for resolution.	470
48	City of Adelaide - St. Georges School for Girls, Edinburgh St. Georges School for Girls, Edinburgh - Friday, 29-October-2010 You may be interested to hear of a project in which friends and a former student of our partner school in Adelaide are engaged, and which has recently brought them to Scotland. They are negotiating to get the Clipper Ship "City of Adelaide" released from the shipyard at Irvine and returned to Adelaide.	291
49	Efforts to keep clipper ship rejected - Times of Malta Times of Malta, 31-August-2010, by Andy Philip A bid to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain was rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia.	643
50	Historic ship heading for Australia - Montreal Gazette Montreal Gazette, 30-August-2010 LONDON - The world's oldest surviving passenger clipper was set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to look after the historic ship had beaten an English one. Owned by the Scottish Maritime Museum, the 145-year-old City of Adelaide is currently resting on a slipway in Irvine on the Scottish west coast. It faced being broken up but two bids to re-float the ship and preserve it - one from Sunderland in northeast England, where the ship was built, and another from Adelaide in South Australia - were considered. Following Saturday's decision, Scottish Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop said: "We can now have a link between Scotland and Australia which allows both nations to share the vessel's historical, cultural and social significance through tourism, interpretation and education.	533
51	Ship worth saving - Bangkok Post Bangkok Post, 30-August-2010 [see page 6; requires subscription] LONDON: The world's oldest surviving passenger clipper is set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to look after the historic ship had beaten an English one.	531
52	Historic ship heading for Aussie coast - China Daily China Daily, 30-August-2010 LONDON - The world's oldest surviving passenger clipper was set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to host the historic ship had beaten an English one. Owned by the Scottish Maritime Museum, the 145-year-old City of Adelaide is currently resting on a slipway in Irvine off Scotland's west coast. It faced being broken up but two bids to re-float the ship and preserve it - one from Sunderland in northeast England, where the ship was built, and another from Adelaide in South Australia - were considered. Following Saturday's decision, Scottish Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop said: "We can now have a link between Scotland and Australia which allows both nations to share the vessel's historical, cultural and social significance through tourism, interpretation and education.	405
53	Historic ship heading for Australia - Edmonton Journal Edmonton Journal, 30-August-2010 LONDON - The world's oldest surviving passenger clipper was set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to look after the historic ship had beaten an English one.	424
54	Historic ship heading for Australia - Otawa Citizen Otawa Citizen, 30-August-2010 LONDON - The world's oldest surviving passenger clipper was set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to look after the historic ship had beaten an English one. Owned by the Scottish Maritime Museum, the 145-year-old City of Adelaide is currently resting on a slipway in Irvine on the Scottish west coast.	452
55	Scotland's CITY OF ADELAIDE To Australia Maritime Matters, 30-August-2010, by Martin Cox Scotland's Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop announced that the preferred bidder for the 1864-built clipper ship CITY OF ADELAIDE would be the City of Adelaide Preservation Trust, thereby returning the ship to the Australian city after which she was named. Ms Hyslop said: "The 'City of Adelaide' has an illustrious past shared by two nations, Scotland and Australia. This bid gives us the opportunity to save the ship, build on that link, and open up the potential for both countries to recognise partnerships and shared heritage on an international scale. We can now have a link between Scotland and Australia which allows both nations to share the vessel's historical, cultural and social significance through tourism, interpretation and education. If the vessel moves within the timescales suggested, the ship will arrive in Adelaide in time for the celebration of South Australia's Jubilee Year in 2011 celebrating the 175th anniversary of the State."	1009
56	City of Adelaide clipper ship ready to sail to its namesake The Australian, 30-August-2010, by Pia Akerman AFTER a decade of wrangling, the historic City of Adelaide clipper is set to return to its namesake city - if $1 million can be found. The Scottish government has approved a bid by South Australian campaigners to have the migrant ship brought to Port Adelaide, where it will be preserved and put on display.	1579
57	Bid to bring clipper to 'birth' place scuppered - The Northern Echo The Northern Echo, 30-August-2010, by Gavin Havery A BID to bring the world's oldest passenger clipper ship to the region has been rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia. The 145-year-old City of Adelaide, currently resting on a slipway on the west coast of Scotland, faced being broken up for display in a museum. Campaigners competed to refloat the vessel and take it to Australia, or back to Wearside where it was built.	455
58	Help restore our clipper - Editorial The Advertiser, 30-August-2010, by The Editor, Melvin Mansell THE successful preservation of the City of Adelaide clipper ship is a commendable achievement which will greatly enrich the state's historical fabric.	813
59	'City of Adelaide' clipper ship to return home Radio Adelaide 101.5 FM, 30-August-2010, Breakfast with Peter Godfrey The historic Clipper ship 'City of Adelaide' is returning home to Adelaide permanently.	964
60	1860s ship will return to Adelaide ABC News, 30-August-2010 One of the oldest clippers in the world will be returned to South Australia from Scotland.	751
61	Famed clipper Adelaide finally coming home from Scotland The Advertiser, 30-August-2010, by Sarah Martin Premier Mike Rann said yesterday the project was being driven by the private sector and he congratulated the group on its success. "They asked us for some help and that help is in the form of land. We have made a substantial contribution - we are giving them land at Cruickshanks Corner."	1378
62	Historic ship visiting Australia The Straits Times (Singapore), 29-August-2010 LONDON - THE world's oldest surviving passenger clipper was set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to look after the historic ship had beaten an English one.	512
63	Historic ship heading for Australia Hindustan Times, 29-August-2010, by Agence France-Presse The world's oldest surviving passenger clipper was set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to look after the historic ship had beaten an English one. Owned by the Scottish Maritime Museum, the 145-year-old City of Adelaide is currently resting on a slipway in Irvine on the Scottish west coast.	410
64	Historic ship heading for Australia - Zee News Zee News (India), 29-August-2010 London: The world's oldest surviving passenger clipper was set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to look after the historic ship had beaten an English one.	438
65	Blow to bid to bring 1864 ship home to Sunderland BBC News - Wear, 29-August-2010 Campaigners fighting to bring the world's oldest passenger ship back to the city where it was built have suffered a blow. The City of Adelaide was built in Sunderland in 1864 and has lain on a Scottish slipway for a decade. Scottish Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop has now named a group from Adelaide, Australia, as the preferred bidder.	1075
66	Historic ship heading for Australia - India Report India Report, 29-August-2010 London, Aug 29 (AFP) The world's oldest surviving passenger clipper was set to leave Britain for Australia after the Scottish government said their bid to look after the historic ship had beaten an English one. Owned by the Scottish Maritime Museum, the 145-year-old City of Adelaide is currently resting on a slipway in Irvine on the Scottish west coast. It faced being broken up but two bids to re-float the ship and preserve it - one from Sunderland in northeast England, where the ship was built, and another from Adelaide in South Australia - were considered.	358
67	Clipper ship to be sent to Australia Radio New Zealand, 29-August-2010 The world's oldest passenger clipper ship is to be sent to Australia from Scotland for exhibition at Port Adelaide. The City of Adelaide, which is currently on a slipway on the west coast of Scotland, faced being broken up for display in a museum. It is 145 years old.	418
68	Final voyage for oldest ship Herald Scotland, 29-August-2010, by Deborah Anderson The oldest passenger ship in the world has been saved - but in a move which will see it leave Scottish shores and head for Australia. Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop yesterday revealed an Australian trust had secured the bid for the SV City of Adelaide, later known as the Carrick.	885
69	Historic clipper lost to Australia Scotsman, 29-August-2010 A BID to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain was rejected yesterday in favour of sending it to Australia. The 145-year-old City of Adelaide, currently resting on a slipway in Irvine, North Ayrshire, faced being broken up for display in a museum. Campaigners from Sunderland, where the ship was built, were told by the Scottish Government their bid lacked practical detail, but they vowed to fight on.	390
70	Bid to save clipper ship rejected - Lanarkshire icLanarkshire, 28-August-2010 A bid to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain has been rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia.	351
71	Historic clipper City of Adelaide to be sent to Australia - FT FloridaToday.com, 28-August-2010 City of Adelaide in the UK, by sending the ship to Sunderland - where she was built - was rejected. Speaking in Irvine - the current home of the ship - Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop said she would be returning to the city after which she was named.	384
72	Australia to refloat City of Adelaide - Ninemsn Money.Ninemsn, 28-August-2010 A bid to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain has been rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia.	370
73	Australia to refloat City of Adelaide - SBS World News SBS World News, 28-August-2010 A bid to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain has been rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia. .The 145-year-old City of Adelaide, currently resting on a slipway on the west coast of Scotland, faced being broken up for display in a museum. Campaigners from Sunderland, in northeast England, where the ship was built, were told by the Scottish government that their bid lacked practical detail, but they vowed to fight on. The ship, which predates the Cutty Sark, took people and wool between Australia and Britain on more than 20 round trips.	386
74	Australia to refloat City of Adelaide Sydney Morning Herald, 28-August-2010, by Andy Philip A bid to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain has been rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia. The 145-year-old City of Adelaide, currently resting on a slipway on the west coast of Scotland, faced being broken up for display in a museum.	1604
75	Australia to refloat City of Adelaide - BT Brisbane Times, 28-August-2010, by Andy Philip A bid to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain has been rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia. The 145-year-old City of Adelaide, currently resting on a slipway on the west coast of Scotland, faced being broken up for display in a museum.	414
76	Bid to save clipper ship rejected Ayrshire Post, 28-August-2010 A bid to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain has been rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia.	407
77	Historic clipper City of Adelaide to be sent to Australia STV, 28-August-2010, by David Bennett The world's oldest passenger clipper ship is to be sent from its current Scottish home to Australia. A bid to keep the 145-year-old City of Adelaide in the UK, by sending the ship to Sunderland - where she was built - was rejected.	1506
78	Clipper Ship City of Adelaide to be Sent to Australia The Old Salt Blog, 28-August-2010 Great news! The oldest just barely surviving composite clipper ship in the world, the City of Adelaide appears likely to be moved to Australia to its namesake city, Adelaide. The ship, which is currently at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine, Scotland, has been threatened by scrapping as the museum lacked the fund to care for the ship. The announcement, made by Scottish Culture Minister, Fiona Hyslop, was a disappointment to a competing group which wanted the old clipper to be moved to Sunderland - where she was built in 1864.	1425
79	Campaigners vow to carry on The Northern Echo, 28-August-2010 A bid to keep the world's oldest passenger clipper ship in Britain has been rejected in favour of proposals to send it to Australia. The 145-year-old City of Adelaide, currently resting on a slipway on the west coast of Scotland, faced being broken up for display in a museum. Campaigners from Sunderland, where the ship was built, were told by the Scottish Government that their bid lacked practical detail - but they have vowed to fight on.	436
80	City of Adelaide set for Australia Classic Boat, 28-August-2010, by Peter Willis The clipper ship City of Adelaide looks set to be moved to the city of Adelaide in Australia, following the decision of Scottish culture minister Fiona Hyslop.	466
81	Lehmann joins crusade to save historical ship Stateline, ABC TV [Video], 30 July 2010, by Ian Henschke South Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann has joined a campaign to save the 19th century clipper ship the City of Adelaide.	853
82	Prince Philip backs bid to save the Carrick Irvine Herald, 09-July-2010, by Lex Brown THE Duke of Edinburgh has joined the battle to save the Carrick [City of Adelaide]. Prince Philip, right, said the plight of the historic vessel lying on a slipway at Irvine Harbour is "hideous." Speaking in a rare BBC interview the Duke said the vessel - known as the City of Adelaide - was caught in a trap.	1107
83	Prince Philip backs City of Adelaide campaign Sunderland Echo, 08 July 2010, by Ross Robertson Prince Philip has waded in to the campaign to save Sunderland's most historic ship. The Duke of Edinburgh described the plight of the 150-year-old City of Adelaide as "hideous" and said historic ships needed more support.	1397
84	Prince Philip puts in plea for City of Adelaide Classic Boat, 05-Jul-2010, by Peter Willis In a rare radio interview, recorded to mark the 40th anniversary of the rescue of Brunel's SS Great Britain, now a major tourist attraction in the dock where she was built in Bristol, the Duke of Edinburgh focussed attention on the clipper ship City of Adelaide, still abandoned on a slipway in Scotland.	530
85	SS Great Britain: From seabed to national treasure BBC News, Sunday, 4 July 2010 19:22 UK, By Andrew Bomford After 37 years sitting on the seabed in the Falklands, the SS Great Britain was brought back home to Bristol in 1970. Exactly 40 years since its return, it has been restored to its former glory with a little help from the Duke of Edinburgh. For the 100,000 people who lined the banks of the River Avon in Bristol on 5 July 1970, it must have been a strange sight. There to welcome home one of the jewels of Britain's maritime history, the dark rusting hulk which slowly came into view must have seemed like a disappointment. On that boat was the Duke of Edinburgh.	615
86	Prince Philip reflects on revival of SS Great Britain BBC News, 4 July 2010 19:14 UK It is 40 years since the SS Great Britain was brought back from the Falklands to Bristol in the hope of restoring her to her former glory. Lending a great deal of help, encouragement and support to her return was His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. "I couldn't think how they'd get her back, she was obviously not seaworthy," said Prince Philip. "The idea of towing a ship on a platform up the Atlantic seemed to be me to be absolutely bloody lunacy. But there it is - it obviously worked."	1101
87	BBC marks 40 years since ss Great Britain's homecoming BBC Radio Bristol, Friday, 2 July 2010 16:46 UK 1970 was a year when anything seemed possible. Concorde went supersonic, the crippled Apollo 13 made it back to Earth and Brunel's ocean liner, ss Great Britain, was rescued from the Falkland Islands. The BBC is marking the 40th anniversary of the ship's emotional homecoming with a range of programmes on radio and TV. A documentary for BBC One in the West charts the perilous operation to bring the ship back to Bristol, the city where she was first launched in 1843. When she finally arrived home, thousands of people lined the banks of the River Avon to see her towed back under Brunel's famous Clifton Suspension Bridge.	460
88	City of Adelaide clipper decision looms Portside Messenger, 26-May-2010, by Heather Kennett The fate of the world's oldest composite clipper ship, the City of Adelaide, is likely to be known within two months. The City of Adelaide Preservation Trust, which has been fighting to bring the clipper back to SA from Scotland where it is under threat of demolition, expects the Scottish Government to make an announcement about its future before July.	1809
89	CARRICK: Irvine MSP backs bid to save historic ship Irvine Herald, 21-May-2010, by John Woods CUNNINGHAME South MSP Irene Oldfather continued her bid to save the Carrick last week when she presented Minister for Culture Fiona Hyslop with a copy of a diary by James Anderson McLauchlan who sailed to Australia on Carrick/City of Adelaide in 1874. The diary was sent to Mrs Oldfather by James' great grandson Ian McLauchlan to highlight the historical significance of the ship for thousands of families living in South Australia and she stressed to the minister the importance of ensuring the need to do everything possible to retain the ship as an integral part of maritime history.	953
90	Carrick diary reveals fascinating legacy Irvine Herald, 21-May-2010, by John Woods CUNNINGHAME South MSP Irene Oldfather continued her bid to save the Carrick last week when she presented Minister for Culture Fiona Hyslop with a copy of a diary by James Anderson McLauchlan who sailed to Australia on Carrick/City of Adelaide in 1874. The diary was sent to Mrs Oldfather by James' great grandson Ian McLauchlan to highlight the historical significance of the ship for thousands of families living in South Australia and she stressed to the minister the importance of ensuring the need to do everything possible to retain the ship as an integral part of maritime history.	605
91	Solid plans key to Adelaide's future Sunderland Echo, 19-May-2010, by Ross Robertson A heritage czar has said the historic City of Adelaide ship is worth saving, but campaigners must prove they have solid plans for her future. Sir Neil Cossons was in Sunderland to discuss the fate of the 150-year-old Wear-built clipper. The renowned expert is working with consultants appointed by the Scottish Government to look at options for the future of the Adelaide, including relocating her to Sunderland as a visitor attraction. The former chair of English Heritage, who is also a former director of the National Maritime Museum, met members of the Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Foundation (Scarf) on Tuesday and visited Panns Bank, where campaigners hope she will one day sit. Sir Neil has already visited Scarf's rivals in Adelaide, Australia.	549
92	Make or break time for scrapping heritage clipper ship City of Adelaide Afloat Magazine, May 2010, Editors Column by Robin Copeland Plans to scrap one of the world's oldest clippers have been postponed in the hope Australian campaigners can raise enough cash to fund a salvage operation. A move to transport the ship to Australia has been given until the end of May to prove itself viable. As reported by Bruce Stannard in his article 'City of Adelaide ... doomed to die' (Afloat Feb'10), the wilful destruction of one of the last survivors of the great age of sail was due to start in March. However, owners the Scottish Maritime Museum (SMM) have agreed to postpone breaking up the vessel after accepting that the Australian rescue plan is the only feasible option on the table. The new hope for the ship's restoration follows a successful pitch by two members of the City of Adelaide Preservation Trust, naval architect Peter Roberts and lobbyist Tom Chapman.	573
93	Call for boat museum to save our historic ships Portside Messenger, 12-May-2010, by Heather Kennett Director of the SA Maritime Museum, Kevin Jones, wants a museum precinct to be built at Cruickshank's Corner to help preserve heritage ships.	1770
94	Review throws Carrick another lifeline Irvine Herald, 07-May-2010, by Lex Brown THE campaign to save the world's oldest passenger clipper has been thrown yet another lifeline. Options for the future of the 145-year-old Carrick [City of Adelaide] - which sits rotting on a slipway at Irvine Harbour - are to be reviewed. The Sunderland built vessel, which pre-dates the Cutty Sark, is facing deconstruction because Ayrshire Metal Products want their land back. Scottish Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop said there were several options to be considered. They included a possible move back to Sunderland, retention in Scotland or a move to Australia.	517
95	Clipper trust chair announced Indaily, 30-April-2010 The former Chairman of Cricket Australia, Creagh O'Connor, has been appointed as chairman of the Clipper Ship 'City of Adelaide' Preservation Trust by the trust's patron Governor of South Australia His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce.	573
96	Campaign to save world's oldest clipper ship STV, 28-April-2010 A campaign to save the world's oldest passenger clipper ship from being broken up was thrown a lifeline. A firm has been appointed to review options for the future of the 145-year-old City of Adelaide, currently resting on a slipway in North Ayrshire. The Sunderland-built ship, which predates the Cutty Sark, took people and wool between Australia and Britain on 28 round trips.	1659
97	Campaign to save ship thrown a lifeline The Scotsman, 29-April-2010 A CAMPAIGN to save the world's oldest passenger clipper ship from being broken up was thrown a lifeline yesterday. A firm, DTZ, has been appointed to review options for the future of the 145-year-old City of Adelaide, currently resting on a slipway on the west coast of Scotland.	563
98	Adelaide: heritage expert is called in Sunderland Echo, 26-April-2010, by Ross Robertson The former chairman of English Heritage has been called in to consider the future of Sunderland's most historic ship. Campaigners in Wearside and Australia are frantically fighting to save the 150-year-old Wear-built City of Adelaide from destruction. The clipper is scheduled for demolition, but teams from Adelaide, South Australia, and Sunderland both hope to give her a home.	498
99	Scottish visitor assesses clipper proposal ABC News, 19-April-2010 A representative of the Scottish Government is in Adelaide to inspect possible sites for the City of Adelaide clipper.	529
100	The Carrick given stay of execution Irvine Herald, 12-March-2010, by Eric McGowan THE Carrick was this week granted a dramatic stay of execution to allow Australian campaigners more time to find cash for a salvage operation. Maritime Museum bosses agreed to postpone the deconstruction of the ship, originally scheduled for the end of March, for another two months after accepting that the Oz rescue plan is the only feasible option on the table. The Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Limited have already submitted their plans to North Ayrshire Council and last month representatives flew into Scotland for talks with Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop.	1151
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