'Prospector' - The story of Paddy Hannan

“Prospector” is a special documentary telling the incredible story of Paddy Hannan from Gorteen near Quin, Co Clare. In the early 1860s, Paddy left Clare for the goldfields of Australia and New Zealand. In 1893, he and two friends made a discovery that sparked one of the great Western Australian Gold Rushes. That find, in the scorching Australian outback, ultimately led to the founding of the city of Kalgoorlie where the main thoroughfare is named Hannan Street. This programme has been produced to mark the 100th anniversary of Paddy Hannan's death in Melbourne on November 4th 1925. “Prospector” is the story of Paddy Hannan and has been produced by Pat Flynn and was recorded in Clare and Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA. Special thanks to: Timothy Moore, Local History and Archives Officer City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder; Tim Cudini, President Eastern Goldfields Historical Society, Kalgoorlie-Boulder; Annette Watt, Manager, Hannan’s North Tourist Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder; Michael Talty, Executive Librarian at the Clare Local Studies Centre in Ennis, Co Clare; Mary Cahill, former Keeper of Irish Antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland and Larry Brennan, Clare Roots Society, Ennis.