Paddy Hannan Statue

Outside the Kalgoorlie Town Hall the Paddy Hannan Statue awaits for you to take his photo and even refresh yourself with a drink from his waterbag.

The suggestion for a statue of Paddy Hannan was submitted by Kalgoorlie schoolboy, Keith Craig, when the Municipal Council held a competition for a memorial to mark Western Australia's 1929 Centenary. The key element in his idea was the water bag "from which the precious fluid would flow". The design was drawn up by Baker and Matthews of Kalgoorlie and scultped in clay by John McLeod of Perth. The Perth factory of WunderLich Limited finished the work by casting and shaping dozens of pieces of hammered bronze and assembling them to perfectly match the clay sculpture.

The original Paddy Hannan Statue was replaced by a more durable replica in February 1983. The original has been refurbished and is now located inside the Kalgoorlie Town Hall - where it can be viewed free of charge.