Crowd watching parade in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, 1901

Hannan Street is the main street in the goldfields town of

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includ ...

, and the easternmost section of

Great Eastern Highway Great Eastern Highway is a road that links the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie. A key route for road vehicles accessing the eastern Wheatbelt and the Goldfields, it is the western portion of the main road link ...

. It is long and named after one of the founding fathers of the town,

Paddy Hannan Patrick Hannan (baptised 26 April 1840 – 4 November 1925) was a gold prospector whose lucrative discovery on 14 June 1893 set off a major gold rush in the area now known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia. The resulting goldfield has ...

. It is the location of many historic buildings and establishments. The photographs available of the street in the 20th century reflect the changes in the main thoroughfare of the town.

Significant buildings located in the street

* Exchange Hotel *

Kalgoorlie Hotel The Kalgoorlie Hotel is a historic hotel in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Location It is located at 319 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie Hannan Street is the main street in the goldfields town of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, and the easternmo ...

Kalgoorlie Miner ''The Kalgoorlie Miner'' (commonly known as ''The Miner'') is a daily newspaper circulating in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Goldfields-Esperance region, in Western Australia. It is published Monday to Saturday by Hocking & Co. Pty L ...

building * Palace Hotel *

York Hotel York Hotel may refer to: * York Hotel, Kalgoorlie, a heritage hotel in Western Australia * York Hotel, Adelaide, a 19th century Australian hotel developed by C. A. Hornabrook * York Hotel, Redcar, an English hotel that was the site of the York ...

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