Trevor Haworth
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Haworth in 2007
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| Born |
8 July 1931 Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Died | 1 March 2014 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse(s) | Geraldine Coates |
Trevor Haworth was an Australian entrepreneur who co-founded, with his wife Geraldine, Captain Cook Cruises in Australia in 1970 and was instrumental in developing the tourism industry in Australia. Born in England, Haworth immigrated to Australia in 1954.
Haworth was born on 8 June 1931 to Frank and Gladys Haworth. Both of his parents died when he was six, after which he went to live with his mother's sister in Scotland. In 1938 he returned to Lancashire, to live with his grandparents, Richard and Bertha, where he attended Hutton Grammar School, After graduation, Haworth was accepted into HMS Conway in 1946, a school for training aspiring merchant marine officers. Upon successful completion of the Conway program in 1947, Haworth accepted a position as a cadet with the South American Saint Line (SASL). He would remain with SASL for the next six years, rising to the position of Third Mate.
Although Haworth was offered a position with SASL to continue on that career path, he decided to immigrate to Australia in 1954. He arrived in Townsville in late 1954. Making his way to Sydney, he joined the ranks of Australian Oriental Line, which operated between Australia, Japan and the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. In 1960, at the age of 29, Haworth become the youngest master of a vessel in the company's history, when he attained that rank on the SS Taiping. In the early 1960s, after his marriage to Geraldine Coates, he became a partner in a marine salvage firm. This was followed by his purchasing a marina in Northbridge. While operating the Northbridge marina, Haworth returned to visit the United Kingdom. On his way to his homeland, he stopped off in the United States. During his visit, he went on a sightseeing tour in New York City on the Circle Line. This excursion led him to devise a similar business plan for a waterways tour in Sydney. That plan would eventually solidify into the founding of Captain Cook Cruises in 1970.
After his sojourn to England, and his stop-off in New York, Haworth returned to Sydney. With the idea of opening an operation similar to the Circle Line, he was approached by the owner of a British fairmile, with the idea of opening a marine tourist operation in Sydney. Understanding that most new businesses lost money during their first several years of operation, he and Geraldine agreed that they would fund the new company with the profits from their marina business. In order to take advantage of the best location in the harbour, Haworth lobbied Sydney politicians, finally being granted the opportunity to operate from the logistically advantageous Jetty 6, also known as Circular Quay. Captain Cook Cruises began operations on 26 January 1970. Initially, the line only offered sightseeing cruises around Sydney Harbour twice a week.
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