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Dan Shea – Discovered Gold With Paddy Hannan

10/04/2015 By Moya Sharp 5 Comments

Memorial headstone in memory of prospector Dan Shea, who discovered gold with Paddy Hannan in Kalgoorlie. Dan Shea was born in County Cork, Ireland, and emigrated in 1868 to prospect on the goldfields of Australia and New Zealand. He teamed up with Paddy Hannan and Tom Flanagan, and the three prospectors worked together to prospect […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Dan Shea, Goldfields History, Paddy Hannan, Western Australia

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