Torrens Park, South Australia Torrens Park, South Australia Torrens Park is a mainly residential inner-southern suburb of Adelaide, incorporating some of the foothills and adjacent to the original "Mitcham Village". The suburb is in the City of Mitcham local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Waite and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Boothby. The name was formally submitted for approval in 1945. Torrens Park is named after Sir Robert Torrens, the third Premier of South Australia and instigator of the Torrens title land title system. Torrens Park contained "Torrens Park Estate", the residence of Sir Robert Torrens,
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