Torrens may refer to:
Places
South Australia
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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 ...
, a state electoral district
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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.
Isl ...
, a salt lake north of Adelaide
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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 ...
, which runs through the heart of Adelaide
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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, Adela ...
, a heritage-listed government office building in the Adelaide city centre
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Torrens Island (disambiguation), places associated with Torrens Island northwest of the Adelaide city centre
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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, ...
, from the hills to the coast along the course of the River Torrens
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Torrens Road, Adelaide
Torrens Road is an arterial road in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. The road is aligned southeast to northwest and is parallel with Port Road for most of its length.
Route
It commences at the City Ring Route along the edge of ...
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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-liste ...
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Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) is a biogeographic regionalisation of Australia developed by the Australian government's Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population, and Communities. It was devel ...
Australia Capital Territory
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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 g ...
, a suburb of Canberra
Other places
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Torréns Bridge
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The Torréns Bridge ( es, Puente Torréns) is a historic bridge over the Rosario River in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1878 in a beam bridge structure with lattice girders and transverse joists, a design un ...
, a bridge over the Rosario River in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico
People
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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) ...
, a list of people
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Torrens Knight
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(born 1969), Ulster loyalist and alleged police informer
Other uses
* , two ships and a shore base of the Royal Australian Navy
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''Torrens'' (clipper ship) (1875–1910)
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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 ...
, a bus company providing public transport in Adelaide, South Australia
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Torrens Connect
Torrens Connect is a public transport operator in Adelaide, Australia that commenced operating bus and tram services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure in July 2020. It is ...
, an Australian company that is owned by the above company
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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 Ze ...
, a for-profit university in South Australia
See also
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Torrens Act (disambiguation) Torrens Act or Torrens ACT may refer to:
* Torrens title
* 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 ...
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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 Wi ...
, a former military installation in South Australia
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Torrens title
Torrens title is a land registration and land transfer system, in which a state creates and maintains a register of land holdings, which serves as the conclusive evidence (termed " indefeasibility") of title of the person recorded on the regist ...
, a system of land title first introduced by Sir Robert Torrens
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