Geraldton

Kayley Bennett
May 26, 2016
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GERALDTON

Geraldton is the second place that I visited on my journey home from boarding school. Geraldton is located 424km North of Perth. In 2011 Geraldton had a population of 35,749.

HISTORY

The history of Geraldton started around 40,000 years ago when many different aboriginal tribes lived in the area.

Campion Bay was the first noted name for Geraldton in 1840. It was named by the Royal Navy Hydrographic surveyor JL strokes after a colonial schooner. n 1839, George Grey became the first recorded European to explore the region. He explored the region on foot and travelled from Shark Bay to Fremantle throughout his journey.

Swan River Colony was struggling to find land for new settlers as fertile land in the avon valley was already taken up by other colonies and settlers. In 1846, two exploration parties were then sent out as a result to loss of land in the Avon Valley. They travelled to the North of Perth. Augustus Gregory returned with good pastoral land and coal deposits in the Mid - West coastal region.

HMAS Sydney 11 Memorial

The HMAS Sydney 11 Memorial, is a memorial has became a premier site for honouring the 645 Australian sailors who were lost off the Western Australian Coast during World War 11 Battle with the German Raider HSK Kormoran. The location of both of the ship wrecks had remined a mystery for over 66 years until they were located in 2008 by the finding Sydney Foundation. The Memorial was built in 2001.

Image: Picture of the HMAS Memorial Located in Geraldton

http://www.visitgeraldton.com.au/experiences/history-and-heritage/hmas-sydney-ii-memorial.aspx

WEIBBE HAYES STATUE

The Statue of Weibbe Hayes was created by an Artist named Tony Horn.

Weibbe Hayes was a soldier who Boardered the Batavia ship. The ship was then wrecked at the

in 1629. He became a national hero after he led a grouped of solders, sailors and other survivors of the shipwreck against bloody mutineers in the aftermath of the wreck.

Image: Weibbe Hayes's Statue located in Geraldton

References

http://www.visitgeraldton.com.au/experiences/history-and-heritage/weibbe-hayes-statue.aspx

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Geraldton

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