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Thomas Flanagan (prospector)
Irish gold prospector in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Flanagan (1 January 1832 – 16 November 1899) was a gold prospector who in 1893, together with fellow Irishmen Paddy Hannan and Dan Shea, found the first gold in what became the richest goldfield in Australia, in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
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Thomas Flanagan | |
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Born | 1 January 1832 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland |
Died | 16 November 1899 (aged 67 years 10 months) Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
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