ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ kˈoːɹs ʌvðə jˈæɹɚ ɹˈɪvɚ wʌz slˈoʊli fˈɪld ɪn ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððɪ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd swˈɑːmps, ænd baɪ ðə mˈɪdtwˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, kˈuːd ˈaɪlənd wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɐ tɹˈuː ˈaɪlənd, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə nˈeɪm ɹᵻmˈeɪnd.
The former course of the Yarra River was slowly filled in over the years, along with the associated swamps, and by the mid-twentieth century, Coode Island was no longer a true island, although the name remained.