b"Brian remembers those days fondly. Pirie was a very friendly town. Wed have a session on Friday night, then Monday wed go out and wed all be at waragain. It was a lot of fun.In 1972, Brian was promoted to branch manager The two spent the day excitedly discussing howin Clare. By 1978, he was beginning to think about their new partnership might work. By the endhis next move. Broking crossed his mind because of 1979, Mid North Insurance had openedsome former colleagues, including John, were for business.now in the field.Reflecting on the partnership, John says two key John had a lot of clients throughout rural Southattributes influenced his decision: Youve got toAustralia. One day, he was passing through Clare have respect and trust for each other. Brian andto Port Pirie and once more, their paths crossed.I have that to this day.I walked out of my office and there was John. He asked me what I was doing with myself, and I told him I wanted to go into broking. I remember saying to him,PORT PIRIE AND16 I need an Adelaide contact. He said, Well, Im a broker, Im in Adelaide. And it just sort of happened! THE MID NORTHPort Pirie is about 225 kilometres northof Adelaide by road. It is the major town in the 'Pirie was a very friendlyMid North, a roughly rectangular region bound town. Wed have a sessionby Kapunda in the south, the Flinders Ranges on Friday night, then Mondayin the north, the Spencer Gulf to the west and Burra to the east. The town is an industrial wed go out and wed all behub for metals processing, including lead, at war again. It was a lot zinc, silver and copper. The Nyrstar Port Pirie smelter was established in 1889 to process of fun.' ore from the Broken Hill mines; it remainsBRIAN MCINERNEYone of the worlds biggest lead smelting facilities. Aside from industrial metals, the region surrounding Pirie consists of farmland dedicated to wheat, barley and canola. Opposite Port Pirie Museum and Post Office, 2000 s ."