City of West Torrens the Corporate Town of West Torrens on 1 January 1944, and gained city status as the City of West Torrens on 1 July 1950. It absorbed the former Corporate Town of Thebarton on 1 March 1997, briefly being renamed the City of West Torrens Thebarton before reverting to its original name several months later. The current council is: The City of West Torrens contains the following suburbs. City of West Torrens The City of West Torrens is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Since the 1970s the area was mainly home to many open
HMAS Torrens (D67) 1917, "Torrens" operated throughout Maritime Southeast Asia. In June, the destroyer docked at Singapore for a refit. after which "Torrens" and the other five River class vessels sailed for the Mediterranean. After escorting a convoy from Port Said to Malta, and refits at the island, "Torrens" was assigned to Brindisi as part of the anti-submarine patrol force. The heavy but monotonous workload forced the destroyer to visit Malta in December for another refit. On the night of 22–23 April 1919, "Torrens" was one of six Allied ships patrolling the Adriatic. A force of five Austrian destroyers attacked, seriously damaging the