It's an amazing coincidence that you've mentioned the City of Adelaide. I actually logged my dad onto the goverment website on Friday so he could fill in the petition.
The City of Adelaide was built in 1864 in Sunderland by William Pile, Hay & Co. at the time she held the record for the fastest crossing from the Uk to Adelaide.
Even though no ships are built in Sunderland these days. There is still an active organisation of people who used to work in the shipyards. They are pushing hard for the City of Adelaide to be brought back to the North East to be brought back to her former glory.
There's a group been formed called the Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Fund (SCARF) see link
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/audio-...icleid=2988694
Cheers
Stu