Daniel Kane (1874 - 1956)

	Born Sept 16th 1874
	Married Catherine (Aunty Kate) Mary Gunning (Died 3rd March 1969 aged 72
	Blacksmith: ran his business on the present site of the TAB (approx.)
	"Very interesting old fella. Used to visit old Mr and Mrs Brown who lived near the hospital. Used to blow out his cheeks and always searching pockets for his cigarettes.
	Owned two race horses: "Little Trinket" and "Trinket box"
	Dolly gave him a hard time: wouldn't let him lie on the bed, made him take his boots off. Dolly was a seamstress. Daniel Kane had a crook back but dolly would not let him lie on the bed during the day. Daniel Kane (blacksmith) used to go down the road to Nan an Gran Brown for a talk often. 1903 Daniel Snr farmer, Daniel Jnr labourer, James labourer, John labourer and Thomas labourer all lived together at Salt Pans Road. They were on the Electoral Rolls in Coleraine. In 1905 living at the large weather board house on Salt Pans Rd were Daniel Snr (farmer), John, James, Margaret, Patrick and Thomas. (Daniel Junior was a blacksmith in Coleraine). All voted in that year in Coleraine. 1906 Daniel (Snr) farmer, James (labourer), John (labourer), Patrick (labourer), Thomas (labourer) Salt Pans Rd, Daniel (blacksmith) and Catherine Kane Coleraine all voted in Coleraine. 1908 Daniel (Snr) farmer, James (labourer), John (labourer), Patrick (labourer), Thomas (labourer), Edward (labourer) and Margaret (home duties) Salt Pans Rd, Daniel (blacksmith) and Catherine Kane Coleraine all voted in Coleraine. In the short space of 18 years the Kane family of 8 members residing at Salt Pans Rd in a large weatherboard house was reduced to 3 (Tom, Daniel and Ned). Daniel 1909 aged 70,Patrick 1909 age 28, John 1915 aged 41, James 1921 aged 47 and Margaret 1927 aged 51.
	Daniel Kane telephone number in 1914 was 45
	Died 1st July 1956 age 82

I interviewed Mel (George as Daniel called him) Hutchins: 83 Rippon Rd. Hamilton

Dan or 'Dinny Kane' as they called him, loved horses

Made and fitted metal rings for wagon wheels

Made a wagon for Jim - now at Ballies

Raced a horse 'Royal George' - taken to Tahara, Colac, Casterton: it wasn't much good.

Dan made hinges for the Coleraine saleyards. He had the contract. One of these is on the front gate at Ballies.

Dan was an excellent welder

Dan had an old Chev car. He took Ballie, Grandpa Kane, Dolly and Grandma Eveston to Melbourne. He was a shocking driver. He had a prang in Melbourne - they were visiting Aunt Lizzie in North Carlton

Dan sometimes had a short fuse in the Blacksmith shop due to the heat.

Dan got on well with Mel Hutchins

Dan later got electric bellows but they shorted out with a bang

Summertime was the main time for shoeing horses

Dan smoked a cherry wood pipe - it was worn away from lighting it from the furnace fire.

Kate Gunning changed her religion to Catholic at the end because they said she wouldn't be allowed to be buried with Dan otherwise

(Need to check this information for accuracy and dates - added 1st Oct 2013)

Daniel Kane's children Margaret (Bubby), Thomas and Annie (Dolly)

Thomas married Catherine Gleeson from Rochester and they called her Kitty. Worked in the Post Office and went to Melbourne with same line of work - eventually had their own shop. He was a great sportsman - tennis, bowls and golf. Vin was born in 1930 (married Pat and live in Canning St. Canberra) and also John born 1928 who died around 2010. In the early days they lived not far from Uncle Ned who used to visit them about once a week while living in Melbourne - somewhere near St. Kilda I think. Ned was a very cultured person. Interesting story told by Vin about his father and the 'pick the football in the photo' competition which changed their lives because of an indiscretion..

Below T. Kane (Tommy Kane) father of Vin and John. He later gave a tennis racket to Vin who then took up tennis himself.

Daniel Kane probably came to Coleraine because Johanna O’Donnell’s brother T. O’Donnell had taken up the present property in Church St. where Dolly later lived in August 1862. Daniel Kane then bought it from him in 1870. Also, Johanna had a brother Patrick who was at the wedding in 1870. I PRESUME THE FIRST HOUSE WHICH YOU CAN SEE FACING EAST WAS BUILT IN 1862 AND DANIEL KANE BUILT THE HOUSE FACING SOUTH IN 1870

· Dolly Kane told me of the existence of the Deanys, otherwise we would have lost their side of the family and never been able to trace the village of Shanagolden in Limerick. From John Keane 1868 birth certificate it showed he was from Shanagolden.

DOLLY LIVED AT 692 CANNING ST. FROM (1928 - 1932)

These are the 3 Blacksmiths in Coleraine in 1921 – Dan Kane (left), Cook (centre) and Kaine. Dan Kane’s dog far right, 2 draught horses belong to Tom Bennett.

Dan Kane's Blacksmith Shop 65 Whyte Street

M. Hutchins, Guy Sypott, Tom Kane, (son of Dan), Claude Ward, Child - Patty Forsyth.

· Daniel Kane, the blacksmith, gave a speech when Dad and Jack were 21. He said they were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Also they got the 37 Chev for their 21^st.

Dolly was doing the cooking at Kane’s once while Henry McKenry was doing the shearing. Dolly had a falling out so Nora Kane who was then asked to take over and cook. Ballie said – “ We’re right now – mum has been put into the ruck.”

Dan Kane moved from his black smith shop in Coleraine eventually and then did some work at his home. Bill Barnes remembers him as being pretty grumpy

· Clem Murtagh was a jockey

· Fr. O’Donnell said they were goats on the altar (referring to the horses). Old Dan didn’t go to Mass for quite a while.

· Ill feeling between the Murtaghs and the Kanes because James Kane didn’t ‘Will’ anything to them but to Jack and Dad because Nora was good to him. (You wouldn't have thought so because John Kane (Gallipoli) gave all his paddocks to Daniel Kane (blacksmith).

Daniel Kane leaning of the wall at left of the door

The enormous Bellows of Daniel Kane which can still be seen today in the Matthew Cook Blacksmith Shop in the main street of Coleraine. John Kane present co-owner photo taken 2023.

DANIEL KANE BLACKSMITH

• Daniel has two horses “Little Trinket” and “Trinket Box”

• Clem Murtagh was the jockey

• Fr. O'Donnell said they were goats on the altar (referring to the horses). Old Dan didn't go to Mass for quite a while.

• Ill feeling between the Murtaghs and the Kanes

• James Kane didn't ‘Will' anything to them but to Jack and Dad because Nora was good to him. That's how Jack and Dad got the 37 Chev.

THOMAS GORDON KANE - SON

	Dan or 'Dinny Kane' as they called him, loved horses
	Made and fitted metal rings for wagon wheels
	Made a wagon for Jim - now at Ballies
	Raced a horse 'Royal George' - taken to Tahara, Colac, Casterton: it wasn't much good.
	Dan made hinges for the Coleraine saleyards. He had the contract. One of these is on the front gate at Ballies.
	Dan was an excellent welder
	Dan had an old Chev car. He took Ballie, Grandpa Kane, Dolly and Grandma Eveston to Melbourne. He was a shocking driver. He had a prang in Melbourne - they were visiting Aunt Lizzie in North Carlton
	Dan sometimes had a short fuse in the Blacksmith shop due to the heat.
	Dan got on well with Mel Hutchins
	Dan later got electric bellows but they shorted out with a bang
	Summertime was the main time for shoeing horses
	Dan smoked a cherry wood pipe - it was worn away from lighting it from the furnace fire.
	Kate Gunning changed her religion to Catholic at the end because they said she wouldn't be allowed to be buried with Dan otherwise

	Daniel Kane's children Margaret (Bubby), Thomas and Annie (Dolly)
	Thomas married Catherine Gleeson from Rochester and they called her Kitty. Worked in the Post Office and went to Melbourne with same line of work - eventually had their own shop. He was a great sportsman - tennis, bowls and golf. Vin was born in 1930 (married Pat and live in Canning St. Canberra) and also John born 1928 who died around 2010. In the early days they lived not far from Uncle Ned who used to visit them about once a week while living in Melbourne - somewhere near St. Kilda I think. Ned was a very cultured person. Interesting story told by Vin about his father and the 'pick the football in the photo' competition which changed their lives because of an indiscretion..
	Below T. Kane (Tommy Kane) father of Vin and John. He later gave a tennis racket to Vin who then took up tennis himself.