Dave Charrett spotted an obituary notice in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper published on Saturday 19/9/26
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Chas Gregory provided the following information about Peter:
Peter’s wife Kate is the sister of my sister’s partner Stephen Lesslie.
We have shared some wonderful social experiences over the past years.
I have known Peter since the early days of Aussat where he was associated with DEC computers – PDPs, VAXs etc. They hosted most of the satellite related activities.
Always a very knowledgeable, polite, and charming man.
Garry Hausfeld comments:
A search of OTC magazines finds several mentions:
OTC Transit, March-June 1963:
“A welcome is extended to Peter Palethorpe, who recently joined the Commission as a Cadet Engineer. Peter has just completed his B.Sc. and has entered the third year of his Bachelor of Engineering Course.”
OTC Transit, November-December 1964:
“Some notable successes have been chalked up by O.T.C. staff members in Sydney at recent examinations. The list includes four new university graduates. In point of numbers, pride of place goes to the engineering branch, whose cadets Ross Beaumont and Peter Palethorpe have completed all requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of New South
Wales and the University of Sydney, respectively. Peter, who also holds the B.Sc. degree, will graduate with second class honours in electrical engineering.”
OTC Contact, July-September 1967:
“The new International Radio Station at Gnangara, Western Australia became fully operational in May. It will gradually replace the station at Applecross. ……. Eight O.T.C. engineering staff, Messrs. P. Humphries, R. MacDonald, D. J. Temperley, P. Phillips, W. Southwood, P. Palethorpe, V. Strelcs, and W. Russell were involved with the planning and construction of the station.”
“Half the world heard the Queen in London on March 30 officially open the $59 million Seacom Cable. ……
Five Engineers, Messrs. R. Lions, P. Palethorpe and D. Temperley, assisted by Technicians, Messrs. R. Phillips and T. Thatchman, manned the control booth at the Ceremony. Observers and guests all agreed that the success of the Seacom opening was largely due to the coordination between all O.T.C. personnel.”
OTC Contact, 2nd Quarter 1968:
“TRANSFER of equipment at the old Applecross International Radio Station in Western Australia to the new OTC Gnangara Station in W.A. will be completed by July. …… Eight OTC Engineering staff, Messrs. P. Humphries, R. J. MacDonald, D. J. Temperley, P. Phillips, W. Southwood, P. Palethorpe, V. Strelcs and W. Russell, were associated with planning and construction of the new station, considered to be a major OTC development in international radio.”
In 1969 i had an install team at Ceduna satellite station and was asked to fly to Perth to meet Peter Palethorpe.
Peter was a very young junior engineer. Together we would fly to Carnarvon satellite station so i could help him work out what materials and manpower he would need to do a project he was planning to do.
On the way back in Perth he was driving so fast at night in peak hour traffic I told him if he did not slow down I would get out and get a taxi to the airport, to get home safely to my family waiting for me to return.
He apologised and slowed down.
Al Salmon
One little nugget about Peter Palethorpe.
He was known as Ginger Meggs on account of his red hair.
This was a nickname given to him by John Boyd, another of our cadet engineers who unfortunately left fairly soon and went to ANARE (Australia National Antarctic Research Establishment) and dropped out of sight.
Regards
Bob Lions