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Torrens Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area in the Port River Estuary about northwest of the  Adelaide city centre.[1]

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  1. 33 relations: Adelaide, Adelaide city centre, Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, AGL Energy, Australia, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Barker Inlet, Barker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic Reserve, Barker Inlet Power Station, Boonah crisis, Garden Island (South Australia), George Gawler, Internment, Island, List of islands of Australia, List of power stations in South Australia, Origin Energy, Outer Harbor, South Australia, Pelican Point, Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Port River, Protected area, Quarantine Power Station, Robert Torrens (economist), South Australia, South Australian Heritage Register, South Australian Maritime Museum, Tide, Torrens Island, Torrens Island Conservation Park, Torrens Island Power Station, William Light, World War I.

  2. History of Port Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide (Tarntanya) is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide.

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Adelaide city centre

Adelaide city centre (Tarndanya) is the inner city locality of Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.

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Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (ADS) is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Gulf St Vincent in and adjoining the north-western part of Adelaide, covering the estuary of the Port River around Port Adelaide and northwards past St Kilda. Torrens Island and Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary are Gulf St Vincent.

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AGL Energy

AGL Energy Ltd is an Australian listed public company involved in both the generation and retailing of electricity and gas for residential and commercial use.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Dictionary of Biography

The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB or AuDB) is a national co-operative enterprise founded and maintained by the Australian National University (ANU) to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history.

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Barker Inlet

The Barker Inlet is a tidal inlet of the Gulf St Vincent in Adelaide, South Australia, named after Captain Collet Barker who first sighted it in 1831. Torrens Island and Barker Inlet are Gulf St Vincent.

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Barker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic Reserve

Barker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in waters adjoining the east coast of Gulf St Vincent in Barker Inlet about north of the state capital of Adelaide. Torrens Island and Barker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic Reserve are Gulf St Vincent.

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Barker Inlet Power Station

Barker Inlet Power Station is a power station in South Australia.

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Boonah crisis

HMAT Boonah was built in Germany in 1912 for the Australian trade, and known as the Melbourne.

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Garden Island (South Australia)

Garden Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located about north-west of the capital city of Adelaide in an estuary system within the Adelaide metropolitan area which drains into Gulf St Vincent. Torrens Island and Garden Island (South Australia) are Gulf St Vincent and islands of South Australia.

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George Gawler

Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler, KH, (21 July 1795 – 7 May 1869) was the second Governor of South Australia, at the same time serving as Resident Commissioner, from 17 October 1838 until 15 May 1841.

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Internment

Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges.

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Island

An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.

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List of islands of Australia

This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by state or territory.

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List of power stations in South Australia

This is a list of active power stations in South Australia, Australia.

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Origin Energy

Origin Energy Ltd is an ASX listed public company with headquarters in Sydney.

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Outer Harbor, South Australia

Outer Harbor is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located at the northern tip of the Lefevre Peninsula about north-west of the Adelaide city centre. Torrens Island and Outer Harbor, South Australia are Gulf St Vincent.

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Pelican Point, Adelaide

Pelican Point is at the northern tip of Lefevre Peninsula, adjacent to the Port River shipping channel and the container terminal and associated infrastructure at Outer Harbor.

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Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide CBD.

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Port River

The Port River (officially known as the Port Adelaide River) is part of a tidal estuary located north of the Adelaide city centre in the Australian state of South Australia.

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Protected area

Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values.

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Quarantine Power Station

Quarantine Power Station is a gas-powered electricity generation facility near the northern end of Torrens Island in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Torrens Island and Quarantine Power Station are history of Port Adelaide.

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Robert Torrens (economist)

Robert Torrens (1780 – 27 May 1864) was a Royal Marines officer, political economist, part-owner of the influential Globe newspaper, and a prolific writer.

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South Australia

South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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South Australian Heritage Register

The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia.

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South Australian Maritime Museum

The South Australian Maritime Museum is a state government museum, part of the History Trust of South Australia.

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Tide

Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.

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Torrens Island

Torrens Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area in the Port River Estuary about northwest of the  Adelaide city centre. Torrens Island and Torrens Island are Gulf St Vincent, history of Port Adelaide and islands of South Australia.

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Torrens Island Conservation Park

Torrens Island Conservation Park (formerly Torrens Island National Park Reserve and Torrens Island Wild-life Reserve) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Torrens Island in the Adelaide metropolitan area about north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-northeast of Port Adelaide. Torrens Island and Torrens Island Conservation Park are Gulf St Vincent.

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Torrens Island Power Station

Torrens Island Power Station is located on Torrens Island, near Adelaide, South Australia and is operated by AGL Energy. Torrens Island and Torrens Island Power Station are history of Port Adelaide.

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William Light

William Light (27 April 1786 – 6 October 1839), also known as Colonel Light, was a British-Malayan naval and army officer.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

History of Port Adelaide

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrens_Island

Also known as Light Passage, Torrens Island Quarantine Station.