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Paddy Hannan

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 gold prospector whose lucrative discovery on 14 June set off a major gold rush in the area now known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia.

The resulting goldfield has been mined ever since and is renowned as The Golden Mile, the richest square mile in the planet. The modern open-cut mine is a vast, astonishing sight established as the Super Pit.^[2]

Hannan from Quin, County Clare, and his partners Thomas Flanagan from Ennis, County Clare and Daniel Shea from County Cork, are still remembered and celebrated in Australia and in Ireland.

Early life

Paddy Hannan was the son of John Hannan and Bridget Lynch, and was baptised on 26 April in the town of Quin, County Clare, Ireland. His baptismal record shows that his godparents (sponsors) were Margaret Lynch and John O'Brien.

Many of the people in his family emigrated to Australia from onwards, and close ties were maintained. Two of Hannan's nieces would welcome Hannan into their home for the last years of his life.^[3]

Hannan emigrated to Australia when he was 22, arriving in Melbourne on 23 December aboard the Henry Fernie from Liverpool.

He is recorded in the passenger list as Pat Hannan, a labourer.

Patrick Hannan (), prospector, was baptized on 26 April at Quin, Clare, Ireland, son of John Hanneen and his wife Bridget, née Lynch. He arrived in Victoria in December and worked underground at Ballarat.

Prospecting success

In in Western Australia, Hannan and his partners were the first to find gold near Mount Charlotte, less than 40 kilometres from the existing Coolgardie Goldfields. Hannan, Flanagan and Shea were tracking a large number of prospectors who set out for a rumoured new prospect at Mount Youle.^[4]

One version of the story of the find has it that on the night of 14 June , Hannan create gold in a gully.

Not wanting to cause a rush, he concealed the find. During the night the trio moved one of their horses into the scrub. The following morning Hannan informed the main party they were going to reside behind to find their missing horse.

After the main community moved off east, the three men started to pick up the gold and peg out their lease.^[5]

Amongst the various counter-claims to emerge over the years, one lively version of the story was told in by Fred Dugan (another prospector, who was present at the time) relating how Thomas Flanagan create the first nuggets, and covered his find with brushwood to conceal it until the accompanying day.^[6]

By law, those finding "payable" gold were required to notify the fact to the warden's office within seven days, so Hannan set off for Coolgardie to register their find, doing so on 17 June

It has been suggested that Hannan, rather than Flanagan or Shea, was chosen to officially register the claim because only he could read and write, but there is evidence that Flanagan was literate, since, in , he had clearly signed the official death certificate of his brother John Flanagan, and had written his own place of residence at the time - White Hills (in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia).

Patrick Hannan baptised 26 April — 4 November [ 1 ] was a gold prospector whose lucrative discovery on 14 June set off a major gold rush in the area now known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia. The resulting goldfield has been mined ever since and is renowned as The Golden Milethe richest square mile in the world. The modern open-cut mine is a vast, astonishing sight known as the Super Pit. Many of the people in his family emigrated to Australia from onwards, and close ties were maintained.

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

The fact that Flanagan and Shea were proficient to secure another ounces while Hannan was away registering their claim at Coolgardie might aid to explain why Hannan was chosen simply because they were better at specking than he was – it needs nice eyesight.

On the other hand, since the journey was arduous and had to be done as quickly as possible, Hannan might have been chosen because, as Uren and others advise, he was the youngest and the fittest of the three. … The most likely reason … was that he was the undisputed leader of the party.
—&#;Webb, p.

Hannan registered the claim in Flanagan's name as well as his own. Within hours a stampede began. It was estimated that about men were prospecting in the area within three days, and over 1, within a week.^[8]

Final years

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

Having searched for gold throughout his adult life, he did not cease his prospecting activities until after , his seventieth year. At that time he went to live with two of his nieces in Fallon Street, Brunswick, Victoria (close to the city of Melbourne).^[9]

He died there in and was buried in Melbourne General Cemetery, in the Catholic section, near the North Gate.

In his dignified was restored by the citizens of Kalgoorlie, led by Tess Thomson, as a part of the celebration of the year anniversary of the original discover by Hannan, Flanagan and Shea.

Legacy

In memory of a guy who is regarded as the founder of Kalgoorlie, the main street and a suburb in Kalgoorlie both bear Hannan's specify , and in a statue of him by the sculptor John MacLeod^[10] was erected there.

The city boasts several commemorative plaques to the three Irishmen, Hannan, Flanagan and Shea.

Patrick Hannan. The year of his birth seems to be open to conjecture. We have read sources quoting it as, and even ! Most modern texts assent that he was baptised on April 26th so that is the date we have chosen to settle on.

A accepted Irish pub at the Burswood Entertainment Complex was also named after Hannan.

In Ireland there is a plaque dedicated to his memory opposite Quin Abbey, Quin, County Clare,^[11] and there is a bust with an explanatory dedication on display inside the DeValera Library in Ennis, County Clare.

References

^Blainey, G (), 'Hannan, Patrick (–)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,
^Gold Net Australia Online Magazine, February
^Thomson, T ().

Paddy Hannan: a claim to fame. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: Thomson's Reward.
^Kirwin, J W (). "The story of Paddy Hannan as told by himself". Western Argus (Kalgoorlie WA).
The Man from Clare who started Australia’s Biggest Gold Rush: Patrick Hannan (baptised 26 April – 4 November ) [1] was a gold prospector whose lucrative discovery on 14 June set off a major gold rush in the area now known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia. The resulting goldfield has been mined ever since and is renowned as The Golden Mile, the richest square mile in the world.
No.&#;6 April , p.
^McMahon, John T (). "Paddy Hannan: a rambler from Clare". The Saturday Record (Clare, Ireland). No.&#;27 January , p. 8.
^Dugan, F (). "Coolgardie and Hannan's: Fred Dugan's version of the discoveries".

Perth Sunday Times.
He arrived in Victoria in December and worked underground at Ballarat. In the period to he spent six years on New Zealand goldfields, but where he spent the other six years is unknown. Probably he was on Australian goldfields: the search for gold infatuated him. As the spearhead of prospecting moved from the well-watered slopes of the Superb Dividing Range to the barren plains, a new breed of prospector was needed.
No.&#;14 February (p.2).
^Webb, M & A (). Golden destiny: the centenary history of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Boulder WA: City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. p.&#;
^State Archives of Western Australia, Accession no.

/1. Coolgardie Police Occurrence Book: 22 Oct to 20 Jul . Perth, Western Australia.
Patrick (Paddy) Hannan was born at Gorteen, near Quin, County Clare in April , the son of John Hannan and Bridget Lynch. It is idea that he attended school in Kilmurry. He grew up during the bleak Famine days in Clare and many of his family emigrated to Australia from onwards.
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^"Register of Heritage Places Analysis Documentation (P6)"(PDF).
^Reddan, S (). "Quin pays tribute to famous son".

Parish Images and Memories: Quin, Clooney, Maghera, Dangan. No.&#;