South Coogee, New South Wales

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South Coogee Sydney, New South Wales
Malabar Road, South Coogee
Postcode:	2034
Location:	9 km (6 mi) south-east of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Randwick
State District:	Coogee
Federal Division:	Kingsford Smith
Suburbs around South Coogee: Charing Cross Coogee Randwick South Coogee Tasman Sea Maroubra Maroubra Malabar

South Coogee is a coastal suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Coogee is located 9 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick and part of the Eastern Suburbs region.

Coogee is a separate suburb to the north. South Coogee is surrounded by the suburbs of Coogee, Kingsford and Maroubra.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Aboriginal 1.2 European Settlement 2 References 3 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Aboriginal

Coogee is said to be taken from a local Aboriginal word koojah which means "smelly place", or "stinking seaweed", a reference to the smell of decaying kelp washed up on the beach. Although at certain times large quantities of seaweed are still washed up, it is usually removed before it gets a chance to stink. ^[1]

Early visitors to the area, from the 1820s onwards, were never able to confirm exactly what "Coogee" meant, or if it in fact related to Coogee Beach. Another name, "Bobroi", was also recalled as the indigenous name for the locality. Some evidence suggests that the word "Coogee" may in fact be the original Aboriginal place name for the next bay to the north, now known as Gordon's Bay. ^[2]

The Aboriginal population had largely relocated by the mid-19th century after being decimated by disease and violent clashes with early settlers, though some Aborigines still live in the area today.

[edit] European Settlement

Coogee was gazetted as a village in 1838, growing slowly until it was connected to the city by electric tram in 1902.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• South Coogee, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°55′59″S 151°15′32″E / -33.933, 151.259 (South Coogee, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°55′59″S 151°15′32″E / -33.933, 151.259 (South Coogee, New South Wales)

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