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Torrens Creek : ウィキペディア英語版 | Torrens Creek
Torrens Creek is a locality in northern Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Flinders and on the Flinders Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre of Townsville. At the , Torrens Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 64. Torrens Creek State School, now closed, opened in 1891. The town has a hotel (pub) and a garage. The town is named for the creek that forms part of the headwaters of the Thomson River. In 1942 a large World War II ammunition dump 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 deep, nearly destroying the town.〔
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