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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 2021 census, Robertstown and the surrounding area had a population of 223.[1] 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.[3]

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Robertstown South Australia
Robertstown
Coordinates	34°00′0″S 139°04′0″E
Population	223 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	5381
Elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Location	125 km (78 mi) N of Adelaide 49 km (30 mi) N of Kapunda 23 km (14 mi) N of Eudunda
LGA(s)	Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal division(s)	Grey
Localities around Robertstown: Emu Downs Hallelujah Hills Bright Brady Creek Robertstown Rocky Plain Ngapala Point Pass Australia Plains
Footnotes	elevation[2]

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.

Transport

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 [4] and 1990.[5]

Mining

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.[6] The Blue Hole Mine was operated as an open-cut quarry from 1940 to 1951, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the town.[7]

Motorsport

The Robertstown area is the venue for many motoring events. The Velocette Motor Cycle club has conducted a two-day road reliability motor cycle trial there since 1973, in which dozens of solo and sidecar motorcycles with their riders and passengers set out from the Robertstown Oval to about 10 rural properties, where competitions covering about 80 kilometres (50 mi) per lap are run.^{[citation needed]}

An event in the annual South Australian Troy series motor cycle enduro is also conducted in August in the ranges near Robertstown.[8]

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