GERALDTON, a town in the district of Victoria, West Aus tralia, on Champion bay, 3o6 m. by rail N.W. of Perth. Pop. 4,985. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop, an im portant seaport carrying on a considerable trade with the sur rounding gold-fields and agricultural districts, the centre of a considerable railway system and a seaside resort. The harbour is safe and extensive ; the chief exports are gold, copper, lead, wool and sandalwood.