TheMid North is a region ofSouth Australia, north of theAdelaide Plains and south of theFar North and theoutback. It is generally accepted[according to whom?] to extend fromSpencer Gulf east to theBarrier Highway, including the coastal plain, the southern part of theFlinders Ranges, and the northern part of theMount Lofty Ranges.[citation needed] TheTemperate Grassland of South Australia cover most of the area.
The mainIndigenous group in the area are theNgadjuri people.[1] During the early colonial era, particularly in the 1850s and 1860s, disputes and conflicts occurred between settlers and the Aboriginal people. The Ngadjuri people now holdnative title rights over the area.[2] The extreme south west of the Mid North region is a part of the traditional lands of theKaurna people.[3]
The area was settled as early as 1840 (South Australia settlement began in 1836) and provided earlyfarming andmining outputs for the fledgling colony. Farming is still significant in the area, particularlywheat,sheep andgrapevines. Grapes are grown in theClare Valley andSouthern Flinders Rangeswine regions.Copper was formerly mined atKapunda andBurra.
For the purposes of weather districts, the Mid North region is divided horizontally into "Flinders" for the northern portion and "Mid North" for the southern portion by theBureau of Meteorology. In the northern portion forecasts are published for:Hawker,Port Augusta andOrorroo.[4] Towns for which forecasts are published in the southern region are:Port Pirie,Jamestown,Crystal Brook,Clare,Roseworthy andSnowtown.[5]
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