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Sir Robert Richard Torrens [B 7557] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir Robert Richard Torrens and Colonel Robert Torrens (sitting). Colonel Robert Torrens was Colonisation Commissioner who promoted emigration from Great Britain to Australia. He published "Colonisation of South Australia". He raised the price of land in South Australia and encouraged investment. He reformed companies to mine copper and build railways. He was noted for his systems of registering land titles. Sir Robert Richard Torrens, born in Ireland, arrived in Adelaide in 1840. He became Premier and Registrar General. He founded Real Property Act in South Australia which resulted in spread of the Torrens System to the rest of Australia.

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Torrens, Robert, 1780-1864
Torrens, Robert, Sir, 1814-1884

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Digitisation information

Date

31/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,489 x 3,197 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

7.98 MB

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