Torrens

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Torrens may refer to several people:

• Sir Robert Torrens (1814 – 1884), colonial Premier of South Australia
• Colonel Robert Torrens, his father and Chairman of the South Australian Colonisation Commissioners.
• Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor and television personality
• Michael J Torrens, British neurosurgeon in Greece [1]

It may also refer to a number of other things:

• the River Torrens, which runs through the heart of Adelaide, South Australia (named after Colonel Robert Torrens)
• Torrens title, a system of land title first introduced by Sir Robert Torrens
• Lake Torrens National Park, a salt lake 431 km north of Adelaide
• Torrens Park, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
• Torrens Park railway station, Adelaide, the railway station in that suburb
• Torrens, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
• Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the River Torrens
  • HMAS Torrens (D-67) was a "River" class torpedo boat destroyer.
  • HMAS Torrens (DE-53) was a "River" class destroyer escort.
• Woodville-West Torrens Eagles, a South Australian state league football club
• Electoral district of Torrens, a State electoral district in South Australia.