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Born in Cremorne, a North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Border grew up with three brothers in the nearby suburb of Mosman.

His father John, from Coonamble in rural New South Wales, was a wool classer and his mother Sheila was the proprietor of a corner store.

The family had a spacious backyard for playing games, and Mosman Oval, the home of district cricket and baseball clubs, was across the street.

Border attended North Sydney Boys High School, and earned his leaving certificate in 1972.