People/prospector

Thomas Flanagan

Thomas Flanagan (1832–1899), prospector, from Ireland. Linked to gold.

The lucky break

Hannan's mate on the June 1893 trip to the Mount Charlotte find.1,2

Legacy

Co-discoverer of the Kalgoorlie field with Hannan and O'Shea.1,2

Story cards

Timeline

  1. June 1893Hannan finds gold at Kalgoorlie3
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Where next

People

Partner ofPaddy HannanTwo Irishmen and a third mate found Australia's richest goldfield in a week.1

Mines

DiscoveredGolden Mile, Kalgoorlie-BoulderHannan's mate on the June 1893 trip to the Mount Charlotte find.1

Events

DiscoveredHannan finds gold at KalgoorlieCo-discoverer of the Kalgoorlie field with Hannan and O'Shea.1

Sources

  1. Patrick Hannan (Mining and Energy Western Australia exhibition) State Library of Western Australia
  2. Thomas Flanagan (prospector) Wikidata
  3. The Rush for Gold (WA Goldfields) Western Australian Museum

Pictures on this page: Paddy Hannan.jpg, Library Information Service of Western Australia (Public domain).

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: Super Pit, Kalgoorlie by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.