Hannan's Street and intersection, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

This is a bustling street scene when Kalgoorlie was at it's epoch in the 1900s. It was you could say a kind of Dubai that sprung from nowhere. I tried to capture the commotion of the street scene by making fast gestural lines and marks onto the page. I hope by looking at the picture you can imagine all it's characters in motion; wheels rolling, people strolling, skirts billowing, people gesturing at each other and horses in trot.

This is Kalgoorlie's grand main street, Hannan's street, so-named after the venerable Paddy Hannan who struck gold here. He was born Quin Co. Clare.