Torrensville Places

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TORRENSVILLE

 (+ former suburbs of Fremanton /  Freemanton,  New Mile End,  New Thebarton, New Thebarton Extension)

Sites of Significance

• Kaurna cultural significance, Torrens River

Schools / Kindergartens

• Torrensville Primary School, 35 Hayward Avenue
• Thebarton Senior College (LH) / Former Boys Technical School, 40 Ashley Street

Churches

• Mile End Church of Christ, 114 Henley Beach Road  (LH) / 2 Danby Street
• Congregational Church, 31 Carlton Parade / Huntriss Street
• Church of Christ, 50 Clifford Street
• Former Torrensville Uniting Church, 4-8 Hayward Avenue (SH) Former Methodist Hall
• Torrensville Methodist Church and Colton Hall see Thebarton (74 George Street Thebarton)
• Presbyterian, 14v Wainhouse Street (see also Cowandilla)

Hotels / Inns

• Hotel Royal (LH), 180 Henley Beach Road

Industry / Businesses

• Bunney Brothers Bus Services (1920s-1963), Lurline Street (Harry Thomas Bunney (1899-1951); Arthur Sidney Hutton, Hilton
• Adelaide Chemical Works
• Metters
• 235 & 237 Henley Beach Road (Shops) 
• 173 Henley Beach Road, Service Station
• R.W. Fielder and Son District Centre (LH), 184-188 Henley Beach Road (1957 Advertisement)
• Vawser's Grocery Store (New Mile End)
• Federal Bricks / Hallet Bricks (Hoffman Kiln and Chimney - State Heritage) / Brickworks Markets , cnr South Road and Ashwin Parade
• Dyers Tannery
• Julius Cohn, Danby Street
• Maltina Bakery, 171 Henley Beach Road
• McKenzie and Co, 202a Henley Beach Road
• Poole Dairy
• Walter Were's Busy Bee Joinery

Shops

Homes / Buildings

• Burnbrae (House) (LH) 68 Meyer Street / Robert Burns Cuming
• 11-15 Wainhouse Street
• 86 Ashley Street, Albert Villa (Local Heritage) - Crown Dairy 
• 20 Hayward Avenue (Hastwell family)
• 21 Marion Road, Sherriff family
• Torrensville, 38 Elizabeth Street, 1a Keith Street - remnant wall facade

Community Buildings

• Thebarton Fire Station, 40-42 Carlton Parade (1917-1995) - The first Fire Station erected under The Fire Brigades Act of 1914, there had been a volunteer fire brigade in Thebarton since 1912. (Local Heritage ID9132) (WTHS LH0143) / The Hon. Alfred William Styles, M.L.C.(1872-1976) / Francis (Frank) Feltham Charles Hopkins (1865-1931)
• Palmyra / St Ives Hospital / Elbon Guest House / Tanderra Girls Home / Allan Bell House 221 Henley Beach Road/7-9 Palmyra Avenue
• Thebarton Library, 160 South Road
• Thebarton Institute, cnr Henley Beach Road and South Road
• Former Druids Hall (LH) 8a Jervois Street
• Pan Arcadian Hall, 194 Henley Beach Road / Former Wesleyan Methodist Church / Rechabite Hall / Freemasons Lodge (Local Heritage)
• Former Thebarton Town Hall / Community Centre (LH) 
• Former World War 2 Civil Defence Sub-Control Station (State Heritage), Ashley Street/South Road
• Thebarton Town Hall, 112 Henley Beach Road (State Heritage)
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Sport / Recreation / Reserves

• Adelaide Badminton Centre
• Torrensville / Thebarton Bowling Club
• Thebarton Swim Centre, Meyer Street
• Frank Norton Reserve / Poole Family, Rankine Road, Torrens Street / Frank McKinnon Norton (1917-1994) ; Walter Henry Shiers (1889-1968) ; Donald McLean (1779-1855) ; Thomas Poole (c1835-1902)  ; George Robert Poole (1877-1942)
• Burns Cuming Playground / Clifford Street Reserve
• Thebarton Oval / Soldiers' Memorial Oval and Recreation Ground; Gates (SH) / Grandstand (LH)  38 Ashley Street / 1 Meyer Street
• Kings Reserve, off Meyer Street; James Francis King (1851-1921)

West Torrens Gazette Vol 3 no 35, November 1957