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

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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

Helen Cohn

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