Mid West Ports Authority

Geraldton Port has changed over the years. View our historic photo gallery comparing years past to today! Geraldton Port has been servicing the Mid West as the major seaport of the region since 1840 when the first ship, the HMS Champion, first anchored off its coast. In 1849, the first shipment of lead ore was exported from Champion Bay. Twenty-five years later, construction began on the first government railway in the state - a 55 kilometre line to carry lead ore from Northampton to the Port.