Borden, Western Australia

Borden, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Borden
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Gnowangerup
postcode = 6338
pop = 164
pop_footnotes =
est = 1912
stategov = Wagin
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 325
location1= Perth
dist2 = 111
location2= Albany
dist3 =
location3=
coord|-34.074|118.261|type:city(164)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Borden is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The town is located convert|325|km|mi|0 south east of the state capital, Perth and convert|111|km|mi|0 north of Albany, Western Australia on Chester Pass Road. At the 2006 census, Borden and the surrounding area had a population of 164.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC53246|name=Borden (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-07-01|quick=on]

The town was established as a siding on the railway line between Gnowangerup and Ongerup and is named after Canadian Prime Minister Robert Laird Borden. [cite web|url=http://www.albanygateway.com.au/town/Borden/|title=Albany Gateway - Borden|accessdate=2008-06-30] The railway opened for business on 6 January, 1913 and closed on 13 October, 1957. ["The Ongerup Branch" Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, May, 2002 pp163-170]

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