Comments on: Frances Michael Connolly – grave tales https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/frances-michael-connolly-grave-tales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frances-michael-connolly-grave-tales Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:08:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: anoushka Mckechnie https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/frances-michael-connolly-grave-tales/#comment-23610 Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:08:45 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=13342#comment-23610 In reply to Moya Sharp.

Of course!

]]> By: Moya Sharp https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/frances-michael-connolly-grave-tales/#comment-23609 Sun, 15 Oct 2023 09:56:47 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=13342#comment-23609 In reply to Anoushka McKechnie.

Wow He certainly had a full life. May I add this extra detail to the story about him?

]]> By: Anoushka McKechnie https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/frances-michael-connolly-grave-tales/#comment-23540 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:45:55 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=13342#comment-23540 Hi Moya,

Thanks for posting this. James, the older brother was my great grandfather. Their parents lived in Queensland. James was in Victoria at some point where he met his wife, Catherine. Perhaps his brother told of opportunities in Kalgoorlie.

I believe James who was a quantity surveyor became a building contractor in Kalgoorlie and Western Australia from around1893. He then started a political career by being elected to the town council in 1899. He later entered the Legislative Council and Assembly and became a Minister. He moved to England in 1917 as Agent General for Western Australia and later Malta where he encouraged Catholics to emigrate to Australia! He was knighted in 1920.

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