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.
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 1986.
Culture
A visit to Robertstown must include checking out Lehmann's General Store. It is like stepping back 100 years. This is nothing like a modern supermarket. Merv Lehmann stands behind the counter and fetches your purchases off the shelves - often using a ladder to get to the groceries high up! The locals drop in for their groceries or hardware items - not very much cash changes hands for the locals. Everything is written up in an account book - a separate book for each local farm.