Geraldton - Hot and sunny with an odd cloud or two but windy again.  Temp 29C

We had a another look around the city today.  Geraldton is a pleasant town - quite big and right on the coast.  Luckily Terry's driving licence arrived yesterday at the local post office - sent on by Sheila.  We had not realised that both our driving licences would need renewing while we were away.  I'm still waiting for mine to be issued.

The HMAS Sydney II was sunk off the coast near here during the second World War in 1941.  There was a battle between the HMAS Sydney and the German ship HSK Kormoran and both were sunk.  The Sydney went down with all 645 servicemen. (See notices from the Memorial). The wreckage was not found until 2008 and was a mystery for many years.  The wreck was found in 2468m of water.

The HMAS Sydney II Memorial

The metal dome consists of 645 seagulls
representing the 645 servicemen who died

The 645 seagulls

The HMAS Sydney

The bronze statue represents the women & families who waited for news
of their loved ones

The wreckage of the HMAS Sydney was only found in 2008.  The statue to the woman looks exactly to the spot where it was found.

The Geraldton Esplanade

Geraldton Railway Station
(No longer a railway station)



Historic Police Station

Historic Prison Warder's Cottage

 

The  village of Greenough is about 20mins south of Geraldton.  There are many historic building.

The historic Hampton Arms Hotel



A bridge originally built by convicts



The caption on this seat is
"A cloud does not put out the sun"

After we had explored the town, we moved on to Macca's (McDonalds) for a well-deserved 30cent icecream cone!  Yummy!