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What did Paddy Hannan do?
Patrick “Paddy” Hannan (baptised 26 April 1840 – 4 November 1925) was a gold prospector whose lucrative discovery on 14 June 1893 set off a major gold rush in the area now known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia.
Who made the Paddy Hannan statue?
On 17 June Hannan rode his horse to Coolgardie with about 100 ounces (3.1 kg) of gold and broke the news….Details.
| Monument Type: | Fountain |
|---|---|
| Designer: | Original-Baker & Matthews |
| Artist: | John McLeod |
When did Paddy Hannan find gold in Kalgoorlie?
17 June 1893
Paddy was a gold prospector whose discovery on 17 June 1893 near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia set off a gold rush in the area and Kalgoorlie, originally called Hannan’s, was born. Hannan found gold near Mount Charlotte, less than 40 kilometres from the Coolgardie Goldfields.
Who was the first to find gold in Kalgoorlie?
Paddy Hannan
Kalgoorlie. Prospectors Paddy Hannan, Tom Flanagan and Dan Shea found 100 ounces of alluvial gold at Mount Charlotte in 1894. After Hannan registered the reward claim, 750 men were prospecting in the area within three days. A town quickly sprang up which was initially called Hannans and later Kalgoorlie.
Who founded Kalgoorlie?
In June, 1893 Paddy Hannan, Thomas Flanagan and Dan Shea headed east from Coolgardie and discovered gold around modern day Kalgoorlie. So rich were the deposits that on 17 June Hannan returned to Coolgardie with 100 ounces of gold (3.1 kg).
How was gold discovered in Kalgoorlie?
In June 1893, Paddy Hannan, Thomas Flanagan and Dan Shea found close to 100 ounces of alluvial gold near Mt Charlotte, a short distance from what is now the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. This find sparked the Western Australian gold rush and unearthed one of the richest goldfields in the world, the famous Golden Mile.
When was the statue of Paddy Hannan built?
Their lucrative discovery of gold at the foot of Mt Charlotte Kalgoorlie, began one of the biggest gold rushes in Australian history. In honour of this historic find, an original statue of Paddy Hannan was erected in 1929.
Early in 1928 the ‘Kalgoorlie Sun’ directed the attention of the residents of Kalgoorlie that although a plaque and a tree existed to make the first place where gold was found in Kalgoorlie no permanent memorial to the man who found it, Paddy Hannan, existed.
Who was the winner of the Paddy Hannan Memorial?
The winner was a boy of 15yrs, he was Keith Craig of Ward Street, Kalgoorlie. He believed the best way to perpetuate the memory of Paddy Hannan was to erect a drinking fountain showing him in typical prospecting garb and carrying a water bag from which the precious water flowed.
Where was Paddy Hannan buried in Melbourne Central Cemetery?
He died there in 1925 and was buried in Melbourne Central Cemetery, in the Catholic section, near the North Gate. In 1993 his grave was restored by the citizens of Kalgoorlie, led by Tess Thomson, as a part of the celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the original find by Hannan, Flanagan and Shea.