Bordertown (known originally as Border Town), the largest town located along the Dukes Highway, lies 18km west of the SA/VIC border is known for being the birthplace of Bob Hawke, the former Prime Minister of Australia. The town was established in the early 1850's as a halfway depot for gold transported from the Victorian goldfields to Adelaide after a route to Melbourne was surveyed through the Ninety Mile Desert, as the previous route was via the coastline. The town grew initially from servicing the gold traffic and from the pre-existing wool industries. Further growth occurred once the region was opened up with the extension of the railway, water supply from the Murray River and as the road from Adelaide to Melbourne endured more traffic. Nowadays the town has become a prominent commercial centre for the surrounding wheat & wool industries which includes parts of western Victoria and for servicing motorists using the Dukes Highway.

Population: 2,400
State: South Australia
Name Origin: Named after its close proximity with the SA/VIC border, despite the town being 18km west. Due to various survey errors, the definition of the state border at the time of establishment was closer than its current position.
Pronunciation: Bor-da-town
Postcode: 5268
Local Government: Tatiara District Council
Location: 274km south-east of Adelaide
Main Roads: Dukes Highway , Bordertown-Naracoorte Road
Main Watercourses: None
Radio Stations (Music): Triple J (102.5), 5TCB FM (106.1)

Photos from Bordertown (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):
 

	Woolshed Street, looking north towards North Tce, Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Woolshed Street, looking south towards Crocker St, Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Woolshed Street, looking north from Crocker Street, Bordertown (1999).
	Woolshed Street, looking north between De Courcey and Farquhar Streets, Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Memorial Clock (signifies Bordertown's electricity supply in 1924) in parkland adjacent to the post office and library. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Parkland in Bordertown CBD, looking east. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	East Tce, looking south towards Soldiers Park, Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Looking east across Memorial Park with the water tower in the background, Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	De Courcey Street, looking east from Binnie Street, Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Farquhar Street, looking east from McLeod Street, Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Bordertown grain silos. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	North Terrace (Old Dukes Hwy), looking east from McLeod Street, Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).