Torrens Creek

Torrens Creek is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Flinders, Queensland, Australia.

Torrens Creek is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Flinders, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Torrens Creek had a population of 70 people.

The creek after which the town is named was named after Sir Robert Richard Torrens by the explorer William Landsborough, who discovered it in 1862 while searching for Burke and Wills. Torrens introduced Torrens title to the then colony of South Australia by means of the Real Property Act 1858; it soon spread to the other colonies and to other countries and is still in use today. Circa 1885 it was known as Boorooman.The Great Northern Railway reached Torrens Creek in 1885, at which time it became the supply centre for a large district. Mailmen rode out far and wide to various stations, delivering mail along routes which are still used today. There is a cairn and plaque erected by Torrens Creek residents to honour the district's most famous mailman, Jack Blunt, who served from 1931 to 1954.Torrens Creek Provisional School opened on 19 February 1891 On 1 January 1909 it became Torrens Creek State School. It closed on 6 December 1991. The school was 2 Bedford Street (20.7673°S 145.0198°E? / -20.7673; 145.0198? (Torrens Creek State School (former))).In 1942 a large World War II ammunition dump, associated with the Battle of the Coral Sea, 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.At the 2006 census, Torrens Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 64.In the 2016 census the locality of Torrens Creek had a population of 70 people.

Sawpit Gorge Lookout is within White Mountains National Park (20.6775°S 145.1837°E? / -20.6775; 145.1837? (Sawpit Gorge Lookout)).