Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Stalker, Alexander , Farmer, “Carradale,” Te Tua. Mr Stalker was born in 1838, in Kintyre, Argyle-shire, Scotland, where he was educated and brought up as a fisherman. He afterwards worked as a shepherd, and in that capacity was engaged by Mr Hunter, of Oamarn, to come to New Zealand. He arrived at the Bluff, in 1862, by the ship “Flying Mist,” and worked on Mr Hunter's station, near Oamaru, for about a year. He was then engaged as a shepherd for some years in the Coal Creek district, and afterwards at Hamerton station, Central Otago, and later at Avondale station, where he resided for twenty years. In 1904, Mr Stalker took up 401 acres of land, under perpetual lease at Te Tua, his sons residing on the property till 1900, when he joined them. Mixed farming is carried on, and Mr Stalker has an interest in the Te Tua Dairy Factory. He was married, in 1868, to Miss McDonald, of Orkney, and has six sons and three daughters.