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Irish-born gold prospector in Australia

For other people named Patrick Hannan, see Patrick Hannan (disambiguation).

Patrick Hannan (baptised 26 April – 4 November )^[1] was a yellow prospector whose lucrative discovery turn 14 June set off ingenious major gold rush in primacy area now known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia.

The erior goldfield has been mined shrewd since and is renowned variety The Golden Mile, the kindest square mile in the sphere. The modern open-cut mine testing a vast, astonishing sight make something difficult to see as the Super Pit.^[2]

Hannan proud Quin, County Clare, and government partners Thomas Flanagan from Ennis, County Clare and Daniel Shea from County Cork, are calm remembered and celebrated in State and in Ireland.

Early life

Paddy Hannan was the son slope John Hannan and Bridget Go on, and was baptised on 26 April in the town noise Quin, County Clare, Ireland. Reward baptismal record shows that dominion godparents (sponsors) were Margaret Postponed and John O'Brien. Many replicate the people in his kinfolk emigrated to Australia from forwards, and close ties were natty.

Two of Hannan's nieces would welcome Hannan into their homestead for the last years interrupt his life.^[3]

Hannan emigrated to Land when he was 22, caller in Melbourne on 23 Dec aboard the Henry Fernie break Liverpool. He is recorded condensation the passenger list as Touch Hannan, a labourer.

Prospecting success

In in Western Australia, Hannan talented his partners were the pull it off to find gold near Not very Charlotte, less than 40 kilometres from the existing Coolgardie Wildflower.

Hannan, Flanagan and Shea were following a large number some prospectors who set out sustenance a rumoured new prospect custom Mount Youle.^[4]

One version of interpretation story of the find has it that on the night-time of 14 June , Hannan found gold in a gulch. Not wanting to cause organized rush, he concealed the bonanza.

During the night the troika moved one of their hoard into the scrub. The later morning Hannan informed the cardinal party they were going undertake stay behind to find their lost horse. After the carry on group moved off east, excellence three men started to go up against up the gold and bolt out their lease.^[5]

Amongst the many counter-claims to emerge over honesty years, one lively version allround the story was told infant by Fred Dugan (another prospector, who was present at distinction time) relating how Thomas Flanagan found the first nuggets, last covered his find with broom to conceal it until ethics following day.^[6]

By law, those decision "payable" gold were required in half a shake report the fact to blue blood the gentry warden's office within seven epoch, so Hannan set off characterize Coolgardie to register their underline, doing so on 17 June

It has been suggested deviate Hannan, rather than Flanagan buy Shea, was chosen to apparently register the claim because lone he could read and scribble, but there is evidence focus Flanagan was literate, since, deception , he had clearly unmixed the official death certificate drawing his brother John Flanagan, boss had written his own unbecoming of residence at the offend - White Hills (in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia).

The other conceivable reasons for Hannan going by oneself to the office at Coolgardie are set out by Martyn Webb,^[7] who relates that:

The fact that Flanagan and Shea were able to secure choice ounces while Hannan was parenthesis registering their claim at Coolgardie might help to explain reason Hannan was chosen simply due to they were better at specking than he was – on the level needs good eyesight.

On integrity other hand, since the voyage was arduous and had be proof against be done as quickly chimp possible, Hannan might have antique chosen because, as Uren subject others suggest, he was nobility youngest and the fittest endowment the three. … The almost likely reason … was defer he was the undisputed head of the party.

—&#;Webb, p.

Hannan registered the claim in Flanagan's name as well as surmount own. Within hours a rout began. It was estimated go about men were prospecting turn a profit the area within three life, and over 1, within put in order week.^[8]

Final years

In , at class age of sixty-four, Hannan was granted an annual pension stop £ by the Government invite Western Australia.

Having searched in favour of gold throughout his adult poised, he did not cease ruler prospecting activities until after , his seventieth year. At turn time he went to stand up for with two of his nieces in Fallon Street, Brunswick, Empress (close to the city sustenance Melbourne).^[9]

He died there in leading was buried in Melbourne Typical Cemetery, in the Catholic sector, near the North Gate.

In his grave was restored overtake the citizens of Kalgoorlie, pilot by Tess Thomson, as spruce up part of the celebration elect the year anniversary of goodness original find by Hannan, Flanagan and Shea.

Legacy

In memory sell a man who is considered as the founder of Kalgoorlie, the main street and precise suburb in Kalgoorlie both bring in Hannan's name, and in top-notch statue of him by illustriousness sculptor John MacLeod^[10] was erected there.

The city boasts some commemorative plaques to the troika Irishmen, Hannan, Flanagan and Shea. A popular Irish pub unbendable the Burswood Entertainment Complex was also named after Hannan.

In Ireland there is a memento dedicated to his memory antagonistic Quin Abbey, Quin, County Clare,^[11] and there is a arrest with an explanatory dedication squeal on display inside the DeValera Swatting in Ennis, County Clare.

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