Map of Bordertown, SA 5. Bordertown is a small South Australian town near the Victorian border. Bordertown ReviewIt 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 1. Victorian goldfields to Adelaide. I remember watching Bordertown when I was a kid and I enjoyed it. Now that I'm older I thought wouldn't be cool to see it all over again and catch the episodes that I. Episode Recap Bordertown on TV.com. Watch Bordertown episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. 'Bordertown' Review: Seth MacFarlane Series Shoots for Topical Satire and Misses. Police Inspector Alexander Tolmer was instructed to create a town as close as practical to the border. Tolmer was upset when the town was not named after him, but that was made up for by naming several sites around Bordertown after him, such as Tolmer Park and Tolmer Takeaway. Bordertown is also the birthplace of former Prime Minister of Australia, Bob Hawke. Bordertown - South Australia - Australia - Travel. Bordertown. Substantial service town famous as birthplace of Australian. Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. Located 2. 75 km east of Adelaide and 8. South Australia and Victoria, Bordertown has. When Victorians fear an invasion (usually during the. South Australians massing at. Bordertown. The area was first settled in the 1. Loudon Mc. Leod (Nalang Station), John and Charles Scott. Cannawigara Station) and John Binnie (Wirrega Station). Around. this time the area was known as 'tatiara' which was supposedly a. Aboriginal name for 'good country'. Like its name (which is unambiguously descriptive although the. Bordertown was a very conscious. In July, 1. 85. 2 1. Scott's wool shed and on. Adelaide to Mount Alexander' as part of a. Victorian goldfields to the port of. Adelaide. The problem was that the only route at the time from.
Adelaide to Victoria was around the coast. Captain Alexander Tolmer. Mile Desert and it was on the basis. He was apparently very upset when, even though the town was. Bordertown. He thought it should be called Tolmer. After the goldrushes the town continued to prosper as a major. The surrounding area is ideal wool and wheat. The town's. future as a transport centre was assured when the railway arrived. Today Bordertown is a substantial and prosperous service. Things to see: Bob Hawke's Family Home and other Memorabilia. This quite pleasant sandstone house was once the home of. Australia's longest serving Labor Prime Minister. RJL (Bob) Hawke. was born here on 9 December, 1. It has been renovated and while. Tatiara Employment Support Service it does. Bordertown's most famous. Located on Farquhar Street (it is just half a block away. Westpac Bank in the main street) it is open Mon - Fri. For. details contact (0. There is a bronze bust of RJL Hawke outside the Council. Chambers. Unfortunately it is really a travesty. It doesn't even. vaguely look like the subject. Bordertown Railway Station. A particularly impressive building indicating the importance of the. It was completed in 1. The railway arrived in the town in. Bordertown Wildlife Park. Located on Western (Dukes) Highway this unusual wildlife park. There. seems to be no access point although it is easy to see the. For details contact (0. Environs. Clayton Farm Historic Site and Agricultural Museum. Located only 3km south of Bordertown on the Naracoorte Road this is. The farm. was owned and operated by the family of Mr August Gottfried Wiese. Today it has an. extraordinary collection of historic farm buildings (all built. There is. a Vintage Field Day on the October long weekend. There is an. excellent brochure which outlines the history of each of the. For details of opening times contact (0. Tourist Information. Bordertown Visitor Information Centre. North Terrace. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Facsimile: (0. 8) 8. Email: btowninfo@lm. Motels. Bordertown Dukes Motor Inn. Dukes Hwy P. O. Box 7. Bordertown SA 5. 26. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Rating: ***Bordertown Motel. Dukes Hwy. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Rating: **Parklands Motel. Park Tce. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Rating: **Hotels. Bordertown Hotel. East Tce. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Rating: *Woolshed Inn Hotel. Woolshed St. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Rating: **Cottages & Cabins. Bordertown Caravan Park. Penny Tce. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Farm & Eco. Holidays. Dunalan Host Farm. Dukes Hwy 1. 8km east. Bordertown SA 5. 26. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Caravan Parks. Bordertown Caravan Park. Penny Tce. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Rating: ***Restaurants. Bordertown Dukes Motor Inn. Dukes Hwy. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Bordertown Hotel. East Tce. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Bordertown Motel. Dukes Hwy. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8. Woolshed Inn Hotel. Woolshed St. Bordertown SA 5. Telephone: (0. 8) 8.
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