Torrens Creek 12 explosions resulted leaving craters deep, nearly destroying the town. Torrens Creek State School, now closed, opened in 1891. The town has a hotel (pub) and a garage. Torrens Creek Torrens Creek is a town and locality in the Shire of Flinders in northern Queensland, Australia. At the , Torrens Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 64. The town is on the Flinders Highway, north-west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre of Townsville. The town is named for the creek that forms part of the headwaters of the Thomson River. In 1942
James H. Torrens James H. Torrens James H. Torrens (September 12, 1874 – April 5, 1952) was a congressman and New York Tammany Hall figure in the first half of the 20th century. Born in New York City on September 12, 1874, Torrens attended the city's public schools. Torrens was also for many years the vice president and treasurer of the D. Emil Klein Company, cigar manufacturers. During the early 1930s, Torrens served as vice president and general director of the Washington Heights Chamber of Commerce. Torrens was a member of the Tammany Hall organization and served as Democratic leader of New York's