This month's speaker is John Hammond - John is going to share the story of John Stalker, the first highland bagpiper to reside in the Leven area of the NW Coast.
He was a potato farmer from 1878 – until his death in 1931 in the Sprent area.
Father of 11 children, he himself was the son of a convict whose father was transported to Van Diemen’s Land in 1844.
Official bagpiper for the Ulverstone Caledonian Society.
He was a noted performer and composer of bagpipe music.
1st floor, access at the rear off Little Alexander Street.
Burnie Library, Alexander Street, Burnie, 7320, View Map and directions
Alexander Street , Burnie 7320
Free