History
Saving St Mary’s Church, Kempton
Builders’ keepers. The Kempton community is buying its nearly 200-year-old church.
Peter Mercer, OAM, began his working life as a dairy farmer on the north-west Coast of Tasmania. Successful as he was, his real passion was always history and historical writing. In 1999, he retired after 23 years as Senior Curator (History) at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. He is the founder of the Burnie Regional Museum, and author of several books on the history of Tasmania, as well as numerous papers, historical articles and his memoirs.
Peter Mercer, OAM, began his working life as a dairy farmer on the north-west Coast of Tasmania. Successful as he was, his real passion was always history and historical writing. In 1999, he retired after 23 years as Senior Curator (History) at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. He is the founder of the Burnie Regional Museum, and author of several books on the history of Tasmania, as well as numerous papers, historical articles and his memoirs.
