Australian prospector
John Francis Connelly (1860–1928) was an Australian prospector and mine owner. Born in Victoria , he prospected and owned mines in New South Wales .[ 1] [ 2]
He discovered a platinum field at Fifield before joining the gold rush to Cossack, Western Australia in 1889.[ 3]
He discovered the Nannine gold field the following year, and was rewarded by the Government of Western Australia with £500.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Later, he prospected in New Guinea and New Zealand . He died in 1928, and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth , Western Australia.
Connelly was also an active collector of Australian Aboriginal artefacts. Collections associated with him are held in the Field Museum , Chicago, the Bishop Museum in Hawaii and the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.[ 9] His papers are held in the State Library of New South Wales .[ 10]
^ "Westraliana Fauna Facts Flora John Francis Connelly's Explorations in W.A." Western Mail (Western Australia) . Vol. 64, no. 3, 668. Western Australia. 13 October 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Crown Studios (1900), Portrait of John Francis Connelly , retrieved 27 August 2022
^ Bridge, Peter J. (Peter John), 1943-; Murray, Ian; Connelly, Vinka (2009), The Connelly story , Hesperian Press, ISBN 978-0-85905-460-7 {{citation }}
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^ "Westraliana Fauna Facts Flora II. John Francis Connelly's Explorations in W.A. Murchison Gold" . Western Mail (Western Australia) . Vol. 64, no. 3, 669. Western Australia. 20 October 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Westraliana Fauna Facts Flora" . Western Mail (Western Australia) . Vol. 64, no. 3, 670. Western Australia. 27 October 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Westraliana Fauna Facts Flora" . Western Mail (Western Australia) . Vol. 64, no. 3, 671. Western Australia. 3 November 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Murchison Gold" . The West Australian . Vol. 65, no. 19, 685. Western Australia. 19 August 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Connelly, James (1900), Pioneers of the Australian goldfields : J.F. Connelly (senior and junior) , retrieved 27 August 2022
^ John W. Beattie, Native Burial Places , retrieved 27 August 2022
^ Connelly, John Francis (1883), John Francis Connelly papers, 1883-1928 , retrieved 27 August 2022