Difference between revisions of "Patrick Canny"
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| − | Canny arrived in Australia around 1852. His brother was [[Michael Canny,]] and his wife was Hannah. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | + | Patrick Canny was born in 1836 at County Clare, [[Ireland]], the son of John Canny and Mary McHertney.<ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> He arrived in Australia around 1852. His brother was [[Michael Canny,]] and his wife was Hannah Walsh. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> |
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| + | Patrick Canny died on 20 September 1912 and was buried in the [[Gordon Cemetery]]. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 15 June 2013
Contents
Background
Patrick Canny was born in 1836 at County Clare, Ireland, the son of John Canny and Mary McHertney.[1] He arrived in Australia around 1852. His brother was Michael Canny, and his wife was Hannah Walsh. [2]
Patrick Canny died on 20 September 1912 and was buried in the Gordon Cemetery. [3]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Patrick Canny was wounded during the Eureka Stockade battle. Brohters Michael and Patrick were mining on the Eureka Lead in 1854. They supplied 2000 slabs and also lathes used in the stockade according to the Argus newspaper. [4]
Post 1854 Experiences
Canny took up land at Ormond, Springbank. In 1904 he was farming at Bungaree. [5]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
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