Torrens Creek

Torrens Creek
Queensland

The Exchange Hotel at Torrens Creek
Torrens Creek
Coordinates 20°46′0″S 145°01′0″E / 20.76667°S 145.01667°E / -20.76667; 145.01667Coordinates: 20°46′0″S 145°01′0″E / 20.76667°S 145.01667°E / -20.76667; 145.01667
Population 64 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4816
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Flinders
State electorate(s) Mount Isa
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Torrens Creek:
Porcupine Pentland Pentland
Prairie Torrens Creek Pentland
Prairie Upper Cornish Creek Upper Cornish Creek

Torrens Creek is a town and locality in the Shire of Flinders in northern Queensland, Australia.[2][3] At the 2006 census, Torrens Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 64.[1]

Geography

The town is on the Flinders Highway, 1,503 kilometres (934 mi) north-west of the state capital, Brisbane and 293 kilometres (182 mi) west of the regional centre of Townsville.

History

The town is named for the creek that forms part of the headwaters of the Thomson River.[4]

In 1942 a large World War II ammunition dump exploded when a fire lit by American and Australian soldiers to create a firebreak got out of control. A series of 12 explosions resulted leaving craters 20 feet (6.1 m) deep, nearly destroying the town.[4]

Torrens Creek State School, now closed, opened in 1891.

Amentities

The town has a hotel (pub) and a garage.[5]

Transport

Long distance rail services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Townsville
The Inlander
toward Mount Isa

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Torrens Creek (Flinders Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Torrens Creek - town (entry 35030)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Torrens Creek - locality (entry 42490)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Torrens Creek". Outback Queensland. Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Flinders Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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