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Similar Barker Inlet, Kangaroo Creek Reservoir, Sleeps Hill railway station, Millbrook Reservoir, Happy Valley Reservoir | ||
Torrens Island is located in the Port River Estuary between the Port River and Barker Inlet, about 15 km northwest of the Adelaide city centre in South Australia. Since European settlement of Adelaide in 1836, it has been used for a number of purposes.
Contents
- Map of Torrens Island SA 5960 Australia
- Quarantine Station
- Internment Camp
- Power Stations
- Protected areas
- References
Map of Torrens Island, SA 5960, Australia
Quarantine Station
Being uninhabited, an island, adjacent to Port Adelaide, and near Outer Harbor, Torrens Island was initially used as the site of a Quarantine Station for new arrivals (by sea) to South Australia. One example of its use was during the so-called "Boonah crisis".
There were two quarantine stations on the site at different times; the surviving Torrens Island Quarantine Station is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.
Internment Camp
The Torrens Island Internment Camp was a World War I detention camp which held up to 400 men of German or Austro-Hungarian background between 9 October 1914 and 16 August 1915.
Power Stations
There are two power stations on Torrens Island:
Protected areas
Protected areas associated with Torrens Island or the waters immediately adjoining its shores include the Torrens Island Conservation Park, the Barker Inlet-St Kilda Aquatic Reserve, St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve and the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary.