Torrens and sister ship hmas swan were ordered in 1964 as replacements for hmas voyager, a destroyer lost following a collision with the aircraft carrier hmas melbourne in 1964. In march 1811 he was the commander of a 380strong garrison on the island of anhalt, which repulsed a danish force of 4,000. The loss of sydney is the most thoroughly researched event in australian naval history by a very long way. Richard and mary torrens and family richard torrens. The three destroyers patrolled east indies waters around presentday malaysia and the.
In 1974 and 1981 she joined the royal yacht britannia and in 1981 won the coveted duke of gloucester cup. Richard torrance, then of 76 findhorn place, edinburgh, eh9 2nw, who was researching the name torrence in the available scottish records. Hmas torrens naval base, a naval depot at port adelaide, south australia, operated from 1940 to 1964. Hmas torrens ii naval historical society of australia. Thomas torrens was born on may 7 1885, in garvagh, county londonderry, ireland, to thomas torrens and martha j holmes. Richard torrance gave my father his notes on the name torrens torrancetorrence which have been reproduced here. The history of australian torrens land titles and procedures. Hmas torrens, destroyer escort, was decommissioned at hmas stirling, after a career lasting 27 years. A history has long been the standard introductory textbook in the field of middle eastern history. The torrens title system is registered land with a certificate of title which shows only outstanding encumbrances. Torrens, robert 17801864 dnb00 wikisource, the free. Thomas torrens historical records and family trees. In 1840 there were 5 torrens families living in pennsylvania.
Brain quest is beloved by kids, trusted by parents, used and recommended by teachers. South australias only naval establishment, hmas cerberus, opened in 1917. Abstract torrens blue earth county, mn official website. It is 46 kilometres eastnortheast of the state capital, adelaide and 8 km east of lobethal along angas creek, a tributary of the river torrrens. Swan and her sister ship, torrens, were the final two river class des constructed for the ran. My immediate boss, the director of tactics and staff requirements, who coincidentally had been the commissioning captain of hmas parramatta and had been.
Mount torrens is one of a small number of places in south australia that have been given state heritage area recognition for an entire area, because it is an outstanding example of a 19th century settlement in the leafy adelaide hills. Hmas brisbane ii was the third of three improved charles f adams class guided. Lofty ranges, east of the city of adelaide, in south australia. River class frigates in the ran a brief history page 3. The most torrens families were found in the usa in 1920. Hague in the above record, could simply be due to different time zones used in reports. Torrens, robert 17801864, political economist, born in ireland in 1780, was son of robert torrens of hervey hill in ireland, by elizabeth bristow, daughter of the rector of a neighbouring parish, resharkin. Robert torrens wikisource, the free online library. Pennsylvania had the highest population of torrens families in 1840.
Hmas torrens ii archives naval historical society of. Colonel light gardens historic society inc east torrens historical society. This was about 83% of all the recorded torrenss in the usa. The next month, torrens, accompanied by hmas swan, sailed for british north borneo where they joined hmas huon at the port of sandakan. Renamed hmas torrens in 1940 and later hmas encounter in 1966, the base. It is located in the adelaide hills council local government area. Torrens entered service in 1971, and was active until her decommissioning in 1998 the ship was sunk as a target by hmas farncomb in june 1999. Ttorrens valley historical journals 197720 issues 184 media. There are some chapters in americas history books that will never be fully closed. Srf 4cl2 rf c6f5 or c6f4hp, syntheses and solution behaviour journal of the chemical society, dalton transactions. Torrens, robert 17801864, in dictionary of national biography, london.
Iridiumplatinum perfluorobenzenethiolato trinuclear complexes. Torrens, henry dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. I only became aware of the story of sydney and her crew when i stumbled on the internet site, finding sydney and seeing the first photographs of her wreck, which was discovered. The torrens family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920.
In wwii it was commissioned as a naval shore establishment as hmas cerberus iv on the th september 1939 and a year later, 1 st august 1940, was recommissioned as hmas torrens after the river that flows through adelaide and the river class torpedo boat destroyer of the same name. The ship was sunk as a target by hmas farncomb in june 1999. The first four ships, parramatta iii, yarra, stuart and derwent. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. South australian history societies a list of links to south australian history and. East torrens historical society outings 2019, april field trip to port vincent 2019 australia day celebrations showing our collection of flags that represent each nationality we havehad living in our east torrens. Renamed hmas torrens in 1940 and later hmas encounter in 1966, the base was closed in 1994. In 1996, torrens was the last royal australian navy ship to visit hong kong before its handover by the british.
Mount torrens is a town in the eastern adelaide hills region of south australia, the traditional land of the peramangk people. My father believed the name means simply man of the hills. British columbia, including the colonies before the province came into existence, has always maintained a system for recording ownership and interests in private land. Roy edward selway was born at north adelaide, south australia in 1919. Its role was to provide depot facilities for warships operating in south australian waters. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, the middle east. She is the latest river class destroyer escort and, with hmas swan, incorporates many improvements on her four other sister ships, hma ships derwent, parramatta, stuart and yarra.
Works by this author published before january 1, 1925 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Hmas torrens vietnam veterans association of australia. Torrens 1875 1910 was a clipper designed to carry passengers and cargo between london and port adelaide, south australia. Identity disc made by stoker r e selway, hmas torrens. Although intended to be the same as the previous river class ships themselves based on the british type 12 frigate, the design was changed from 1965 to incorporate many of. Torrens de53 on sea trials in 1970 in sydney harbour.
An abstract of title is a written history of all the recorded documents and proceedings related to a specific property. Enrolment book for candidates of the royal australian naval reserve, south. Hmas torrens ii archives naval historical society of australia. Highlights of the career of torrens included escort duties to vung tau in support of australian forces in vietnam in 1972. Jess has 2,078 books on goodreads, and is currently reading guards. Class 347 hmas torrens i awm78 class 348 hmas townsville i. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Torrens was the last of the six river class destroyer escorts, which commenced service in the ran during the 1960s, and early 1970s. Torrens valley historical journals 197720 issues 184. Hmas torrens i archives naval historical society of. But due to extenuating circumstances at the time, they.
Virtual war memorial australia is a registered business name of virtual war memorial limited acn 6 555 347. The name torrens either as a place name or as a surname was present in lanarkshire prior to 1180. Map of brisbanes southeast asian deployment, from the hmas brisbane south east asian deployment oct 88jan 89 cruise book. He married elizabeth jenny long born died 25 feb 1895 a daughter of henry harry long of youghal and had children. After the war, torrens returned to its peacetime roles of providing a naval presence in south australia, assisting visiting ships and reserve. Please sign in here if you have a member account to view all the site content. Established in 1982 the society has approximately 3040 members who regularly attend bimonthly meetings and a mailing list of 105 persons and groups who receive the bimonthly. Being some provocative essays on the operation of the system after one hundred years theodore b. If you require further information on any of these places please check the digitised records of the west torrens historical society or contact them directly. Blackburn law book co sydney wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. In the 1970s my late father, robert george torrens was in touch with d. Torrens, sir henry 17791828, majorgeneral, colonel of the 2nd queens foot, adjutantgeneral of the forces, is said to be descended from a swedish count torrens, a captain of cavalry in the army of william iii, who established himself in ireland after the battle of the boyne in 1690. Hmas torrens was built at the cockatoo island shipyard in sydney harbour and commissioned into the ran in july 1916.
Supply, vendetta ii,torrens ii and derwent, and the submarine onslow. William barber torrens, john torrens, mary craig, agnes bradley and unknown torrens. South australian history societies a list of sa historical society links. No other ship has received such attention and no other engagement such scrutiny. Mt torrens and district community association home. Torrens, whose grandfathers were both irish clergymen and who was a cousin of sir henry torrens, adjutantgeneral of the armed forces, combined for some years a military career with literary and philosophical pursuits. Torrens and the destroyer tender hmas stalwart participated in celebrations of papua new guineas independence from australia in september 1975, with torrens arriving in rabaul on 14 september. An abstract company will research all the recorded records related to a property and prepare a written history. In the 1850s robert richard torrens a south australian statesman devised a system to simplify the cumbersome land title registration procedure, which was based on the old british system. Images and footage of the ship sinking have been used and adapted for various purposes, including in movies and as propaganda. She was the fastest ship to sail on that route, and the last sailing ship on which joseph conrad would serve before embarking on his writing career. The east torrens historical society is based at norton summit, in the adelaide hills, part of the mt.
Dec 30, 2014 australian leander class wreck hmas torrens after torpedo trial. This australian made, 3 dimensional custom crafted product, is hand painted using marine enamels and complies with the royal australian navy colour specification. Hmas torrens de53 at the opening of the sydney opera house. I need to declare that i am responsible for one of the books published on sydney hmas sydney. I have always been an avid reader of maritime and naval history but must confess i was totally ignorant of hmas sydney and the mystery surrounding her dissapearance. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Torrens, robert 17801864, of stonehouse, devon and 12. Reports of proceedings, hma ships and establishments the. Two ships and a shore establishment of the royal australian navy ran have been named hmas torrens, after the river torrens.
This old system consisted of a chain of documentsdeeds detailing the lands past and present ownership and mortgage history. He enlisted in the royal australian navy on 9 september 1941, and after initial training at hmas cerberus, qualified as a stoker ii with the service number pa2269. Discover the australians who served in hmas torrens. Hmas torrens d67, a riverclass torpedoboat destroyer commissioned in 1916, decommissioned in 1920, and sunk as a target in 1930. It seems fairly clear that an early written form of the name was torrens that being the best phonetic spelling of the name as written in latin texts. Built as a replacement for hmas voyager, torrens entered service in 1971, and was active until her decommissioning in 1998. Australian leander class wreck hmas torrens after torpedo trial. The modified torrens system proves validity of titleland title in british columbia is based on the principles of the torrens system of land title registration. Hmas torrens was launched on 28 september 1968 by dame zara holt, dbe, and commissioned on 19 january 1971. The royal australian navy historic naval events year by year 2nd ed. Royal australian navy in south australia commonwealth. View all books filter by natural history museum buildings at south kensington and tring and.
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