Bordertown, South Australia
- Bordertown, South Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Bordertown
state = sa
caption = Main street in Bordertown
lga = Tatiara District Council
postcode = 5268
est = 1852
pop = 2,581 "(2006 Census)" [Census 2006 AUS]
id=UCL403200
name=Bordertown (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2008-06-01
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stategov = MacKillop
fedgov = Barker
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Bordertown is a small South Australian town near the Victorian border. It is where the Dukes Highway and the railway line, the two main routes between Adelaide and Melbourne, cross Tatiara Creek.
Bordertown is the commercial and administrative centre of the Tatiara District Council. "Tatiara" is the local Aboriginal word for "Good Country". Bordertown was established in 1852 when a direct route across the 90-mile desert was being planned for gold escorts from the Victorian goldfields to Adelaide. Police Inspector Alexander Tolmer was instructed to create a town as close as practical to the border. [From information signs in Bordertown]
Governance
Bordertown is in the state electoral district of MacKillop and the federal Division of Barker. It is the birthplace of former Prime Minister of Australia, Bob Hawke.
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