| Corio Geelong, Victoria |
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 The Geelong Grammar School, as seen from Corio Bay. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state Geelong Church of England Grammar School is a independent, Anglican, Co-educational, boarding and Day school. Corio Bay is one of numerous bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong. |
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| Population: | 14,919 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1860s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3214 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 12. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 6 km² (4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $170,000 (2006) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 9 km (6 mi) from Geelong | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Lara | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Corio | ||||||||||||
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Corio is a residential and industrial, and one of the largest suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 9 km north of the Geelong central business district. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Lara is a seat in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers much of the area between the western suburbs of Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. Lara is a residential and rural town 15km north-east of Geelong, inland from the Princes Freeway to Lovely Banks is a northern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Bell Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Norlane is a northern Suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. North Shore is an industrial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city The area was formerly known as Cowie's Creek after James Cowie, an early land owner active in Local and State Government. James G "Jimmy" Cowie (born in Keith, Scotland - died 1966 was a Scottish footballer. [2]
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History
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. The Hume and Hovell expedition was one of the most important journeys of explorations undertaken in eastern Australia. Land was first subdivided and sold in the area of Cowies Creek in 1852. By the 1860s, Cowie's Creek was home to two hotels and a population of approximately 500 people. Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 The Post Office opened on November 16, 1864 (Corio from 1913). Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year [3]
In 1914 the Geelong Grammar School moved to its current location near Corio Bay. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Geelong Church of England Grammar School is a independent, Anglican, Co-educational, boarding and Day school.
The Corio Village Shopping Centre was opened in 1973. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Shopping Centre includes a K-Mart, Coles, Safeway and Best and Less. Kmart Australia is a discount department store chain that operates in Australia (and New Zealand trading as Kmart New Zealand Best & Less is an Australian department store chain with hundreds of stores nationally
Industry
Industry in Corio includes a Shell refinery built in 1956. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins A refinery is composed of a group of Chemical engineering unit processes and Unit operations used for Refining certain materials or converting Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Transport
Cars are a popular method of transport within Corio. Corio railway station is located in Corio, a Suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. A public transport system provides for bus transport from most areas of Corio to the Geelong city centre. Taxis are also available. Corio will be bypassed by traffic on the Princes Freeway by the creation of the Geelong Bypass, due for completion in 2009. Geelong Ring Road|West Gate Freeway|Monash Freeway The Princes Freeway is a, 2 section freeway which links Melbourne to Geelong on the west ( and The Geelong Ring Road (formerly known as the Geelong Bypass and the Geelong Outer Freeway) is a freeway ring road under construction This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Corio Bay is one of numerous bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong. Corio railway station is located in Corio, a Suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Corio (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
- ^ City of Greater Geelong - Ward Boundaries 2004
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008
External links
- Corio, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- City of Greater Geelong, Corio
- Australian Places - Corio
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