Corio, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Postcode: 3214
Description: Residential and industrial suburb
Location: 9 km north of Geelong CBD
Named: From Aboriginal coraiyo meaning small marsupial or sandy cliffs (i.e. of Corio Bay). Formerly known as Cowie Creek after first settler. (Blake)
Explorers Hume and Hovell reached the area of Corio and reported Aboriginals referring to the area as corago, possibly leading to the current name of Corio. Formerly Cowie after James Cowie, an early land owner active in Local and State Government. (Wiki pedia)
Geelong Historical Records Centre
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