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Torrens
Torrens may refer to: Places South Australia * Electoral district of Torrens, a state electoral district * Lake Torrens, a salt lake north of Adelaide * River Torrens, which runs through the heart of Adelaide * Torrens Building, a heritage-listed government office building in the Adelaide city centre * Torrens Island (other), places associated with Torrens Island northwest of the Adelaide city centre * Torrens Linear Park, from the hills to the coast along the course of the River Torrens * Torrens Road, Adelaide * Torrens (biogeographic subregion), see Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia Australia Capital Territory * Torrens, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra Other places * Torréns Bridge, a bridge over the Rosario River in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico People * Torrens (surname), a list of people * Torrens Knight (born 1969), Ulster loyalist and alleged police informer Other uses * , two ships and a shore base of the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Torrens
The River Torrens , (Karrawirra Parri / Karrawirraparri) is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties into Gulf St Vincent between Henley Beach South and West Beach. The upper stretches of the river and the reservoirs in its watershed supply a significant part of the city's water supply. The river is also known by the native Kaurna name for the river—Karrawirra Parri or Karrawirraparri (''karra'' meaning redgum, ''wirra'' meaning forest and ''parri'' meaning river), having been officially dual-named in 2001. Another Kaurna name for the river was Tarndaparri (Kangaroo river). The river was thought to be a reflection of the Milky Way ("wodliparri"), and was the heartland of the Kaurna people, who lived along its length and around the tributa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens University Australia
Torrens University is an Australian international private, for-profit university and vocational registered training organisation, with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Blue Mountains, Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, and Suzhou, China. It began teaching in 2014 and it had about 19,000 enrolled students in 2022. Torrens predominantly offers career-focused courses in business, design, health and hospitality, both online and on campus. History An application from Laureate Education Asia to found a private university was approved by the Government of South Australia in October 2011. Upon commission, Torrens University became the 33rd university in Australia and the first new university for 20 years. The go-ahead for the new university was given by the South Australian Cabinet following Premier Mike Rann's negotiations in Australia and in Cancun, Mexico, with Laureate Chairman Douglas Becker and Chancellor Michael Mann. Honorary Laureate Chance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Torrens
Lake Torrens (Kuyani: ''Ngarndamukia'') is a large ephemeral, normally endorheic salt lake in central South Australia. After sufficiently extreme rainfall events, the lake flows out through the Pirie-Torrens corridor to the Spencer Gulf. Islands on the lake include Andamooka Island and Murdie Island, both near the western shore; Trimmer Inlet runs between Andamooka Island and the shore, and Carrapateena Arm is an arm extending westwards south of Murdie Island. Description Lake Torrens lies between the Arcoona Plateau to the west and the Flinders Ranges to the east, about north of Port Augusta and about north of the Adelaide city centre. The lake is approximately above sea level,Barker, McCaskill & Ward, p.173, 1995 with a maximum depth of 1 m. It is located within the boundaries of Lake Torrens National Park. Lake Torrens stretches approximately in length and in average width. It is Australia's second largest lake when filled with water and encompasses an area of . Usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens (clipper Ship)
''Torrens'' was a three-masted clipper ship that was built in England in 1875 and scrapped in Italy in 1910. She was designed to carry passengers and cargo between London and Port Adelaide, South Australia, and was the fastest ship to sail on that route. She is notable as the last sailing ship on which Joseph Conrad served before he began his writing career. Building James Laing built ''Torrens'' for £27,257 at his Deptford shipyard in Sunderland, largely to the specifications of Captain Henry Robert Angel (1829 – June 1923). She was jointly owned by Angel and the Elder Line, but Angel was her major owner. ''Torrens'' was a composite ship, with a steel framed and teak planks. Her registered length was , her beam was and her depth was . Her tonnages were and . Her three masts were "heavily sparred and carried a main sky sail yard, and for many years she was the only vessel with studding sail booms running in the Australian trade". ''Torrens'' was launched on 30 October 1875 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens Building
The Torrens Building, named after Robert Richard Torrens, Sir Robert Richard Torrens, is a South Australian Heritage Register, State Heritage-listed building on the corner of Victoria Square, Adelaide, Victoria Square and Wakefield Street, Adelaide, Wakefield Street in Adelaide, South Australia. It was originally known as the New Government Offices, and after that a succession of names reflecting its tenants, including as New Public Offices, the Lands Titles Office, and Engineering & Water Supply Department. It has been home to a number of government departments for much of its existence. The construction of the building created some controversy in 1880 when it was reported that the Government of South Australia was going to import Freestone (masonry), freestone for its construction from Sydney, rather than use stone from local quarries. The building was heritage-listed in 1978 and 1981, and underwent a major renovation in the 1990s, after which it was renamed the Torrens Buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Torrens
Torrens is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Located along the River Torrens, it is named after Sir Robert Richard Torrens, a 19th-century Premier of South Australia noted for being the founder of the "Torrens title" land registration system. Torrens is an suburban electorate in Adelaide's north-east. It includes the suburbs of Gilles Plains, Greenacres, Hampstead Gardens, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Klemzig, Manningham, Oakden, Vale Park, Valley View and Windsor Gardens. Torrens has had three incarnations as a South Australian House of Assembly electoral district. It was first created for the 1902 election as a five-seat multi-member district stretching from the north-eastern suburbs through the eastern and southern suburbs to the south-western suburbs; together with the three-member Port Adelaide (covering the north-western and western suburbs) and the four-member Adelaide (covering central Adelaide and the inner-northern sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens (biogeographic Subregion)
Torrens may refer to: Places South Australia * Electoral district of Torrens, a state electoral district * Lake Torrens, a salt lake north of Adelaide * River Torrens, which runs through the heart of Adelaide * Torrens Building, a heritage-listed government office building in the Adelaide city centre * Torrens Island, places associated with Torrens Island northwest of the Adelaide city centre * Torrens Linear Park, from the hills to the coast along the course of the River Torrens * Torrens Road, Adelaide * Torrens (biogeographic subregion), see Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia Australia Capital Territory * Torrens, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra Other places * Torréns Bridge, a bridge over the Rosario River in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico People * Torrens (surname), a list of people * Torrens Knight (born 1969), Ulster loyalist and alleged police informer Other uses * , two ships and a shore base of the Royal Australian Navy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens (surname)
Torrens is the surname of: * Alba Torrens (born 1989), Spanish basketball player * Albert Torrens (born 1976), Australian rugby league footballer * Attwood Torrens (1874–1916), English cricketer and soldier * Cristina Torrens Valero (born 1974), professional female tennis player from Spain * Henry Torrens (1823–1889), British lieutenant general and colonial governor * Henry Torrens (British Army officer) (1779–1828), British major general and Adjutant-General to the Forces * Hugh Torrens, British historian of geology and paleontology * Jackie Torrens, Canadian writer, actor, documentary-maker and journalist * James H. Torrens (1874–1952), American congressman and influential Tammany Hall figure * Jonathan Torrens (born 1972), Canadian actor and television personality, brother of Jackie Torrens * Luis Torrens (born 1996), Venezuelan baseball player * Philip Torrens (born 1960), British actor (a.k.a. Pip Torrens) * Robert Richard Torrens (1812–1884), third Premier of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens Transit
Torrens Transit is an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operates some services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Government of South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems, which is a part of the Kelsian Group. History On 23 April 2000, Torrens Transit commenced operating the Adelaide Metro East–West contract with 255 buses under contract to the Government of South Australia. In April 2005, Torrens Transit commenced operating the North–South and Outer North East contracts that had previously been run by Serco. In July 2011, Torrens Transit commenced operating a new eight-year East–West contract with an optional four-year extension exercisable if performance criteria are met. However the North–South and Outer North East area contracts passed to Light-City Buses in October 2011. In April 2013, Light-City Buses was stripped of eight routes for continued poor performance with these being returned to Torrens Transit. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens Parade Ground
Torrens Parade Ground, which includes the former Torrens Training Depot and Drill Hall, is a former military facility located in Adelaide, South Australia. Location and description The Parade Ground lies behind Government House, between King William Street and Kintore Avenue, with Victoria Avenue on its southern border. The Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden lies to the north-west. South Australia's Vietnam War Memorial, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial (by Robert Hannaford) are located in the grounds. History The area was formerly used as a quarry for extracting stone and fill for building government buildings. The Torrens Training Depot and Drill Hall were built in 1936. Heritage listings The parade ground and drill hall were listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 11 June 1998. Its significance was reported as follows: The Torrens Training Depot was built in 1936 and is an excellent example of the Inter-War Stripped Classical style o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens, Australian Capital Territory
Torrens (postcode 2607) is a suburb in the Woden Valley district of Canberra, Australia. It is named after Sir Robert Torrens, a former Premier of South Australia and instigator of the Torrens title system of land registration. The suburb was gazetted on 12 May 1966. Location and description The suburb is located along the district of Woden's southern edge. It adjoins the suburbs of Pearce, Mawson and Farrer. It is bounded by Beasley Street to the north, Athllon Drive to the east, and the Canberra Nature Park to the south. To the west the skyline is dominated by the Mount Taylor nature reserve. Torrens contains a small shopping centre, a neighbourhood oval, and Torrens Primary School. History The name was proposed by "contemporaries of Sir Robert Torrens; SA pioneers and politicians" and gazetted on 20 September 1928; the suburb was gazetted on 12 May 1966. Streets in Torrens are named after South Australian pioneers. Geology Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrens Linear Park
The Torrens Linear Park was completed in 1997 as the first of its kind developed in Australia where it is the largest hills-to-coast park. It began as a flood mitigation scheme along the River Torrens running westward from the Adelaide Hills, through the Adelaide metropolitan area, to the sea. Cyclists and walkers can use a trail that runs the length of the park, from Gorge Road, in Athelstone in the north-east, through the Northern Parklands of the City of Adelaide, to the river mouth at Henley Beach in the west. River Torrens Linear Park, Adelaide">The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects >...> River Torrens Linear Park, AdelaideAccessed 6 December 2013. In the Parklands section, the river runs past many notable landmarks including the Adelaide Zoo, the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, the Festival Theatre and Elder Park. There are shared-use pedestrian and cycling paths along both sides of the river for most of the length of the park, and along one side of the O-Bahn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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