Corunna takes its name from Caroona Hill that was an important point for explorers, as it was one of the few places with surface water between Port Augusta and Uno.
The name for the hill and station are taken from a local Aboriginal Australian word for "heron" or "crane".
[1] The property occupies an area of 576 square kilometres (222 sq mi),[2] and is bisected by the Eyre Highway.
At that time it occupied an area of 122 square miles (316 km2) and was stocked with 6,080 sheep.
[6] In 1888 a prospector named William Jones applied for a mining lease south of Corunna, which was granted in 1890.