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  Geraldton Western Australia
Geraldton is a coastal city on the western side of Australia, four hours drive north from Perth.
Geraldton is the capital centre for the Midwest region of Western Australia, a vast area of pastoral and agricultural industries, gold and base metal mining as well as one of Australia's lucrative fishing grounds, particularly for crayfish.
The Geraldton coastline, known as the Batavia Coast, is named after the vessel of that name wrecked in 1629, almost 150 years before Captain Cook discovered the eastern coast of Australia.
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 Geraldton - Geraldton Tourism Western Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Known as “Sun City”, Geraldton is an aquatic playground ideal for weekend getaways, family holidays or a quiet break to recharge your batteries.
Geraldton's seaside location, Mediterranean climate, first class accommodation and dining, all mixed with the activity of a city, makes Geraldton a place worth visiting.
Situated on Mount Scott, and overlooking Geraldton, this unusual and impressive memorial consists of a large cast metal in the form of thousands of birds in flight, with an anchor suspended from the middle, all resting upon white pillars.
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 Geraldton Western Australia
Geraldton is 420 km (260 miles north) of Perth and is one of Western Australia's most popular tourist destinations.
Geraldton 's beaches are typical of those found in Western Australia with white sand bordering a turquoise sea.
Geraldton is proclaimed as the lobster capital of Australia.
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 Geraldton - Western Australia - Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Geraldton is an ideal base for self drive tours, especially during the famous wildflower season from July to November, and is within a few hours' drive of sealed roads to the real 'Outback'.
Recent additions are the Western Australian Museum, Geraldton, which houses relics of ships wrecked off the rugged coastline, and the magnificent Memorial to the 645 crew members who were lost when HMAS Sydney went down on 19th November, 1941.
In 1879, Geraldton was the western terminal for the State's first government built railway line between the port and Northampton.
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 Australia's Coral coast ::Geraldton | Western Australia
Geraldton is located 424kms north of Perth and is the biggest city north of Perth.
Currently the city of Geraldton is undergoing a $25 million facelift to literally turn the city around to face the shoreline.
Geraldton is well known for its kilometres of long white beaches which attracts swimmers, windsurfers and fishermen as well as those who just love beach walking.
www.mycoralcoast.com.au /Geraldton.htm   (266 words)

  
 Geraldton Tourism
Geraldton, 424km north of Perth, and is rightly known as the Sunshine City for its all year sunshine records.
Geraldton is the chief port and administration centre for the Mid-west region On Western Australia.
The Brolhos Co-0perative in Geraldton offers superbly interesting and educational tours of their processing plant in Geraldton where millions of dollars worth of catch can be observed in holding tanks, ready to be sorted and exported around the world.
www.discoverwest.com.au /western_australia/geraldton.html   (555 words)

  
 Batavia Coast Caravan Park: Geraldton Western Australia
Geraldton boasts many successful industries and is the gateway for many exports thanks to the city’s port.
Geraldton has the advantage of coastal frontages and rural backgrounds, making it the perfect holiday destination for an all round experience.
The new WA Museum Geraldton graces the boardwalk at the new Batavia Coast Marina.
www.bataviacoastcp.com.au /bc_attractions.htm   (416 words)

  
 Photos of Geraldton Western Australia. Photos of the Midwest of Western Australia. Graeme Gibbons Photos.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Geraldton is the hub of the hinterland activity.
Geraldton is renowned world-wide for the quality rock lobster fishing off our coast and is often referred to as the world leader in this area, a result of the pristine waters along the Batavia Coast.
The new Western Australian Museum Geraldton, serves as a gateway to the region’s history spanning from the creation of the ancient landscape to the Batavia shipwreck and mutiny in 1629 to the development of the thriving region we see today.
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 About Geraldton in Western Australia
Geraldton is well known for it's lobster fishing, windsurfing, and farming.
Windsurfing and kitesurfing (Geraldton Windsurfing Club) are especially popular and attracts many international visitors who come here over the summer months to enjoy the best windsurfing venue in the world.
The City of Geraldton is the only major port in the Mid-West region, and the recent deepening and widening will ensure it's capacity and growth continues.
www.robertjelliott.com.au /content.asp?documentid=7   (286 words)

  
 Geraldton, Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geraldton (28°46′S 114°36′E) is a city and port in Western Australia located 424 km north of Perth.
North of Geraldton is the town of Northampton, as well as the Hutt River Province, an area which claims to be an independent nation, since its self-proclaimed secession from Western Australia in 1969.
The Houtman Abrolhos islands are 60 km to the west of Geraldton.
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 Best Western Hospitality Inn Geraldton
Geraldton referred to as the "Sun City" is located 424 kms north of Perth on the Batavia Coast.
Geraldton is the gateway to the magnificent Abrolhos Islands.
North of Geraldton are the facinating gorges of the Murchinson River and to the south are the historic buildings of the Greenough Flats.
www.geraldton.wa.hospitalityinns.com.au   (241 words)

  
 Geraldton Guardian Home Page
The Geraldton Guardian is located in Geraldton, on Western Australia's mid west coast.
Geraldton is surrounded by towns with their own special attractions.
The latest attractions for Geraldton include the new WA Museum Geraldton which has been built along the impressive Batavia marina, and the HMAS Sydney Memorial which lies on top of Mount Scott overlooking the city.
www.geraldtonguardian.com.au   (270 words)

  
 Kalazich, Smith & Associates
The Geraldton Real Estate, Business, and Property specialist, Kalazich Smith and Associates are the leading independent real estate agents in the coastal City of Geraldton, Western Australia.
With over 33 years of Geraldton and Mid-West real estate property sales experience behind us, we are the industry leaders in house and land sales, rentals, auctioneers and settlement agents for the region.
Geraldton is situated on the beautiful coast of Western Australia some 400 km north of Perth.
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 Geraldton, Australia
With its warm and sunny climate, Geraldton is a popular holiday resort well-equipped to cater for visitors.
The Geraldton Region Museum is also in Marine Terrace and displays local artifacts.
Geraldton is the base of a large lobster-fishing fleet and during the fishing season (mid-November to end of June), the landing and processing of the huge catches can be watched on Fisherman's Wharf.
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 HMAS Sydney Geraldton Tourism
Geraldton is important to the maritime history of Australia.
High on Mount Scott, overlooking the Indian Ocean and to City of Geraldton is a most evocative memorial to HMAS Sydney.
The centre of the memorial is a dome, 12 metres across, raised on pillars 3 metres tall.
www.discoverwest.com.au /western_australia/hmas_sydney.html   (616 words)

  
 Western Australia Tourism and Travel - Accommodation, Car Hire, Places To See, Things To Do, Weather and more
Western Australia' South West, Great Southern and Heartlands area to the South and East of Perth see Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Albany, Esperance and Kalgoorlie.
A major tourism destination, Geraldton is the largest city and a commercial, cultural and economical hub of the mid west region.
Geraldton is close to the Abrolhos Islands and Chapman Valley Wineries and an ideal location to holiday or visit before continuing to Kalbarri, Monkey Mia or Exmouth.
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 About Geraldton in Western Australia
Geraldton, the 'Rock Lobster Capital of the World' is best known for its rich fishing grounds, pristine waters and great beaches.
Windsurfing and kitesurfing (Geraldton Windsurfing Club) are especially popular with many international visitors who come here over the summer months to enjoy the best windsurfing venue in the world.
The City of Geraldton is the port city for the Mid-West region, with fishing, farming and mining being the major employers.
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 Randolph Stow - Writer
Acknowledged as one of Australia’s finest writers, Julian Randolph Stow (known as Mick to his friends) was born on 28 November 1935 in Geraldton, Western Australia.
He was educated at Geraldton Primary School, Guildford Grammar School and the University of Western Australia in Perth.
The influence of Geraldton and its surrounds during Stow’s youth can clearly be seen in his writing, and his ongoing interest in the story of the Batavia mutiny and the discovery of its wreck in 1963 ensures he retains links with Geraldton.
www.geraldton.wa.gov.au /Extranet/LocalHistory/RandolphStow.asp   (464 words)

  
 HMAS Sydney Memorial in Geraldton, Western Australia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The HMAS Sydney was sunk somewhere off the coast of Western Australia after a sunset encounter with the German raider HSK Kormoran.
The Governor of Western Australia, Lieutenant-General John Sanderson, A.C., is the patron of the Sydney Memorial project.
The Federal Government response to that report in July, 2000, was not opposed to the construction of a memorial in Western Australia, but stressed that such an initiative needed to be funded by public subscription and managed by a committee.
www.hmassydney.com.au /memorial.html   (576 words)

  
 Events - Western Australia - Australia on the Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
High drama took place on the seas off Western Australia in 1629 – a 35 foot (10.7m) open timber boat carried 48 people 1800 nautical miles (2890kms), saving them from an horrific mutiny.
Batavia was 211 days out from Holland when she ran aground on Morning Reef in the Wallabi Group of the Abrolhos Islands – 60kms offshore from Geraldton, Western Australia.
This bold endeavour, which will also celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of the first mapping of Australia’s coastline, is certain to attract intense Australian and world-wide media attention as a group of hardy sailors retrace Commander Pelsaert’s voyage as he originally undertook it.
www.australiaonthemap.org.au /wa/waevents/Geraldton.html   (551 words)

  
 Geraldton Grammar School
At Geraldton Grammar School, we see education as a life long adventure with our experienced and enthusiastic staff as the coaches and facilitators.
Throughout our website, discover how we do this through a curriculum from kindergarten to year 12 that encourages academic achievement and a pastoral care system devoted to the spiritual, moral and social development of your child.
Geraldton Grammar School has so far raised $650,000 to assist with the construction of the Batavia Hall.
www.geraldtongrammarschool.com.au   (219 words)

  
 Geraldton, Western Australia - Travelmate
On Champion Bay, 424km north of Perth - Geraldton is a flourishing little city with an almost perfect climate, averaging a temperature of 24C, with lovely warm summers and mild winters.
The key cargo port of the region, Geraldton has some brilliant, white-sand beaches, warm, clear waters, and the fishing up this way borders on the legendary.
A must-visit is the Geraldton Region Museum down at the waterfront in Marine Terrace.
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 Ocean West holiday accommodation Mid Western Australia - Geraldton WA
Ocean West holiday accommodation Mid Western Australia - Geraldton WA Ocean West holiday units at Geraldton lie in the beautiful Mid West of Australia and are the perfect place to stay for a relaxing or watersports holiday, a weekend break, for business travellers, or any time you want to get away from it all.
To ensure a great holiday, the Mid West of Australia has a range of excellent attractions for all members of the family.
As well as being opposite one of Geraldton's most popular beaches - which is perfectly suited to windsurfing, surfing and para sailing all year round - the region provides all the amenities and attractions you could wish for.
www.oceanwest.com.au   (439 words)

  
 Home Page : Geraldton Port Authority   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Port of Geraldton is one of Australia's busiest regional ports and the gateway to Western Australia's diverse Mid West region.
Situated 424km north of Perth, the Port of Geraldton is Australia's second largest grain export Port and today, more than half the Port’s exports are generated from minerals and iron ore.
Exciting expansion programs are in the pipeline for the Geraldton Port as it moves to cater for an increase in exporter requirements brought about by the resource boom gripping Western Australia.
www.geroport.wa.gov.au   (156 words)

  
 National Museum of Australia - Geraldton WA
The team flew in to wild and windy Geraldton and found themselves having to rug up to stay warm, which was a shock after the heat of the top end.
Geraldton is located on the Batavia Coast, 424 km north of Perth.
It was in Geraldton that WireMC had to suddenly fly home and missed the next leg of the tour, Port Augusta, South Australia.
www.nma.gov.au /exhibitions/community/many_rhymes_one_rhythm/the_project/geraldton_wa   (190 words)

  
 Geraldton Hotels: Cheap hotels in Geraldton, Western Australia
Comfort Inn Geraldton is located three miles south of the city center, 300 meters from the beach, and approximately six miles from Geraldton Airport.
The Best Western Hospitality Inn Geraldton is situated approximately six miles from Geraldton Domestic Airport and 263 miles from Perth International...
The Best Western Hospitality Inn Kalgoorlie is situated approximately two miles from Kalgoorlie Domestic Airport and near to a race course.
www.lastminute.com /site/find/World/Australasia/Australia/Western-Australia/Geraldton/Geraldton--Hotel.html   (185 words)

  
 Geraldton Western Australia - About Geraldton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Geraldton is located on the Batavia Coast, 424km north of Perth.
Set between the Indian Ocean, the Moresby ranges to the east and the Chapman Valley to the north, Geraldton is an ideally sitauted.
WIldflowers, the history of Geraldton and nearby Houtman Abrolhos Islands, first class accommodation and dining, aqautic playground and Mediterranean climate all mixed with the activity of a city, makes Geraldton a place worth visiting.
www.kalbarri.net /geraldton/index.php   (286 words)

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