Robertstown, South Australia
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Robertstown South Australia |
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| Coordinates | 34°00′0″S 139°04′0″E / 34.00000°S 139.06667°ECoordinates: 34°00′0″S 139°04′0″E / 34.00000°S 139.06667°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 336 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5381 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||
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Robertstown is a town in South Australia. The town is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Eudunda, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Robertstown and the surrounding area had a population of 318. Robertstown is named for the John Roberts, the first postmaster in the area, who laid out the town in 1871. It was previously known as Emu Flats and Roberts Town.
Robertstown is the hub of a small broadacre farming community. The town is host to the Robertstown Hotel, Lehmann's General Store and Tschirn's Mechanical which does vehicle repairs and sells fuel.
Robertstown is on the Worlds End Highway between Eudunda and Burra. It was also previously the terminus of the Robertstown railway line from Eudunda and Adelaide, which operated between 1914 and 1986.
The Robertstown area has been host to several asbestos mines. The S.A. Asbestos & Mining Co. Ltd operated a mine from 1894 that was 8 miles (13 km) northeast of the town. The Blue Hole Mine was operated as an open-cut quarry from 1940 to 1951, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the town.
The Robertstown area is renowned for numerous motoring events each year, with the June long weekend every year being a busy place for Robertstown as the previous Robertstown Football Club and now the Southern Saints Football Club (Eudunda and Robertstown combined) hold their Annual Dinner Dance on the Friday night which has been conducted for approximately 45 years.
On the Saturday and Sunday, the Velocette Motor Cycle club conduct a 2 Day Road Reliability Motor Cycle Trial with 2013 being 40 years since it commenced. The Robertstown Oval is used as the Main Control where an average of between 80 - 100 Solo and Sidecars Motorcycles with riders and passengers commence riding on the roads to approximately 10 different controls on private property where they ride competitive sections within each property around the local area riding 2 laps each day consisting of approximately 80 kilometres per lap. The riders are timed in the competitive sections and they lose points for being late against a time set by the organisers for each section. At the end of the event the solo and sidecar riders with the least amount of points lost are declared the winners outright and then there are winners in individual classes according to the size of the engine of the bike and the experience of the riders. Catering for the event is done by the Football Club.
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