Blyth, South Australia
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Blyth is a small town in the mid-north of South Australia. It is considered the "gateway" to the Clare Valley. It has a population of approximately 270. Altitude is 189 metres, and rainfall is approximately 440 mm per annum.
Located approximately 132 km north of Adelaide, the town's main produce is wheat, barley, legumes, sheep, cattle and pigs.
The township was proclaimed in 1860, named in honor of Sir Arthur Blyth, who arrived in South Australia as a teenager with his parents in 1839 and went on to become a businessman and parliamentarian. The township of Blyth was founded in 1875.
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