Patrick Hannan
Paddy Hannan in the 1920s (courtesy LISWA)
Born	baptised 26 April 1840 Quin, Ireland
Died	November 4, 1925 Brunswick, Melbourne

Paddy Hannan's miner's right (courtesy LISWA)

Patrick "Paddy" Hannan (baptised 26 April 1840^[1] – November 4, 1925) was a gold prospector whose discovery on June 17, 1893 near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia set off a gold rush in the area. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brunswick is an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of Gold.

Born in Quin, County Clare, Ireland, Hannan was the son of John Hannan and Bridget Lynch. Quin ( Cuinche, meaning " Strawberry tree " in Irish) is a picturesque village in southeast County Clare in Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He emigrated to Australia in 1863. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Hannan, Tom Flanagan and Daniel Shea discovered gold when one of his horses lost it's shoe near Mount Charlotte less than 40 kilometres from the Coolgardie Goldfields. Coolgardie is a small town in the Australian state of Western Australia, east of the state capital Perth. After registering his claim of over 100 ounces of alluvial gold, an estimated 700 men were prospecting in the area within three days.

In 1904, at the age of sixty-one, having prospected for all his adult life, Hannan was granted an annual pension of £100 by the Government of Western Australia. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution which dates from 1890 although it has been amended many times since then He ceased his prospecting activities in 1910, and moved to live with two nieces in Brunswick, Melbourne. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Brunswick is an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 He died there in 1925. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The main street and a suburb in Kalgoorlie both bear his name and in 1929 a statue of him by sculptor John MacLeod^[2], was erected there. A popular Irish pub at the Burswood Entertainment Complex is also named after him. The Burswood Entertainment Complex is located on the Swan River some five minutes from the city of Perth Western Australia, and is owned by Crown Limited

There is a plaque dedicated to his memory opposite Quin Abbey, Quin. Quin Abbey was a Franciscan abbey that was founded in 1433 in Quin, County Clare, Ireland.

The Paddy Hannan Memorial in Kalgoorlie (courtesy LISWA)

References

1. ^ ADB entry
2. ^ Register of Heritage Places Assessment Documentation (P6).