Robertstown is a town in South Australia. The town is located north of Eudunda, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the , Robertstown and the surrounding area had a population of 223. 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. 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 and 1990. 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 northeast of the town. The Blue Hole Mine was operated as an open-cut quarry from 1940 to 1951, northwest of the town. 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 per lap are run. An event in the annual South Australian Troy series motor cycle enduro is also conducted in August in the ranges near Robertstown. References Towns in South Australia