Person
Henderson, Graeme John (1947 - )
AM
- Born
- 1947
- Occupation
- Maritime archaeologist and Maritime historian
Summary
Graeme Henderson is a marine historian and archaeologist who has played a leading role in the development of maritime archaeology and museums in Australia. He was the inaugural Director, Western Australian Maritime Museum between 1992 and 2005. Henderson has worked on the discovery, investigation and preservation of wrecks around Australia, particularly in Western Australia and in the Fremantle area. Wrecks on which he worked include H.M.S. Sirius (Norfolk Island), Sydney Cove (Tasmania), H.M.S. Pandora (Great Barrier Reef), and Vergulde Draeck (Western Australia). Henderson was a founding member of the Australian Association for Maritime History, serving as Vice-President in the 1980s. He was also President of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology during the 1990s, and as Chairman of its Special Projects Group was responsible for the publication of Guidelines for the management of Australia's shipwrecks (1994). International organisations in which he has made significant contributions include the International Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage and the Underwater Archaeology Sub-Committee of the International Congress of Maritime Museums, For the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) he was involved in developing the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1996.
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Chronology
- 1978
- Career event - Foundation Member, Australian Association for Maritime History
- 1988
- Award - Australian Heritage Award, National Trust of Australia
- 1988 - 1992
- Career position - Senior Curator, Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Museum
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Inaugural President, International Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage (ICUCH)
- 1992 - 2005
- Career position - Inaugural Director, Western Australian Maritime Museum
- 1993 - 2005
- Career position - Member, Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee, Centre for Cultural Heritage Studies, Curtin University
- 1994 - 1999
- Career position - Board Member, Duyfken Replica Foundation
- 1996 - 2001
- Career position - Member, Fremantle Forum
- 2000 - 2003
- Career position - Project Director, Maritime Museum Redevelopment, Western Australian Museum
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to the community of Western Australia through the Western Australia Maritime Museum
- 2002
- Award - Western Australian Citizen of the Year (Arts, Culture and Entertainment)
- 2002 - 2005
- Career position - President, Underwater Archaeology Sub-Committee, International Congress of Maritime Museums
- 2003 - 2009
- Career position - Member, Dirk Hartog Island Committee
- 2009 -
- Career position - Research Associate, Western Australian Museum
- 2012
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to maritime archaeology in Western Australia through the documentation and preservation of Australia's underwater cultural heritage, to international professional associations, and to the community
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Broeze, Frank and Henderson, Graeme, Western Australians and the sea: our maritime heritage (Perth: Western Australian Museum, ), 74 pp. Details
- Henderson, G. J. Comp., Guidelines for the management of Australia's shipwrecks (Canberra: Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology and Australian Cultural Development Office, 1994), 40 pp. Details
- Henderson, Graeme, Maritime archaeology in Australia (Nedlands,, W.A.: University of Western Australia Press, 1986), 201 pp. Details
See also
- Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2012: A-L], Governor General's Office, Canberra, 2012, https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20190510165629mp_/https:/www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2012/Media%20Notes%20AM%20%28A-L%29%20%28final%29.pdf. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 27 August 2024