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GERALDTON WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(Known as Gero to locals) is a coastal city in the Mid West region of Western Australia, four hundred and twenty kilometres north of the state capital, Perth.
A memorial for the World War II cruiser HMAS Sydney and it's crew stands on Gummer Avenue. The memorial recognises the loss of the light cruiser during a mutually destructive fight with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran off of Shark Bay in November 1941. None of the 645 crewmen aboard survived the naval engagement.
The Port of Geraldton is a major west coast port. 425 km north of Perth. The biggest export is iron ore. Iron ore trains can have over 200 wagons and be over 2 km long.
HMAS SYDNEY MEMORIAL TOUR
His Majesty's Australian Ship Sydney Memorial Tours are conducted by volunteers who tell the story of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney, sunk off the coast here with all 645 crewmen during World War 2. The action was against the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran. A dome is made up of 645 stainless steel seagulls representing the souls of the lost sailors. A statue of a woman looking out to sea hoping for the return of the Sydney can be seen.
Traveldriven
Desert Roadside Memorial
the long drive to Coral Bay
GERALDTON TRAVEL TV
VOLUNTEER TALK ON THE HMAS SYDNEY
