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An Historical account of flooding and related events in the torrens river system from first settlement to 1986. Vol. 2, 1900– 1917. Adelaide: The engineering and water supply department. Smith, Derek L.; Twidale C.R. (July 1988). An Historical account of flooding and related events in the torrens river system from first settlement to 1986.
River Torrens at Vale Park, c.1970s. The part of the River Torrens between Ascot Bridge and the end of Fife Street was originally marshland caused by a sharp meander; to preserve the continuity of the government-owned reserve beside the river, later the site of the Adelaide O-Bahn and Torrens Linear Park, the river was artificially diverted in 1968–1969, and now forms a straight line between ...
Adelaide was divided into two districts north and south of the river with North Adelaide composed of 342 acres (1.38 km 2) and Adelaide 700 acres (2.8 km 2), surrounded by over 2,332 acres (9.44 km 2) set aside as parklands for recreation and public functions.
Bisected by the River Torrens, the northern part of the park contains the University of Adelaide playing fields. Along North Terrace, the southern part of the park contains the University of South Australia (City East campus), the University of Adelaide (main campus), the Art Gallery , the Museum , the State Library , the War Memorial ...
Adelaide is a planned city, and the Adelaide Park Lands are an integral part of Colonel William Light's 1837 plan. [11] [3] Light chose a site spanning the River Torrens (known as Yatala by the Kaurna people [12]), and planned the city to fit the topography of the landscape, "on rising ground".
The historic Torrens Parade Ground is behind Government House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – accessible from King William Road; The South African War Memorial stands in front of Government House on a traffic island at the corner of North Terrace and King William Road; The Jubilee 150 Walkway commences in front of Government House
The area was divided for housing. However, the Hank family lived on Torrens Avenue, Lockleys [6] and had established 11 acres [7] of market garden there after world war I. [7] The Hank brothers (Ray, Bill and Bob) all attended the Lockleys Primary School [7] in Brooklyn Park and would all become footballers for the West Torrens Football Club in the SANFL.
The historic Adelaide Gaol, nominally shown as being in Thebarton, and the adjacent Thebarton Barracks of the South Australia Police actually lie within the northwestern Adelaide Park Lands. A part of Thebarton adjacent to the River Torrens, later the site of the South Australian Brewing Company, was originally known as Southwark (/ ˈ s ʌ ð ...