Black and white copy of original photograph of a roughly constructed hut/camp/shanty.ira (paddy) craine, camp, carngham road, c1920

Paddy Craine is believed to have worked a number of claims, this one is thought to have been along the Carngham Road. Paddy was known as a Linton "character" and was something of a loner. He served in World War I and his name appears on the OLA Honour Roll. Paddy Craine died in Melbourne in 1940.Black and white copy of original photograph of a man wearing a hat and standing thigh deep in a mine, mining equipment all around.ira (paddy) craine, carngham road, mine

Black and white copy of original photograph showing a man standing next to another man who is seated in front of a hut. Both are wearing hats."Wm. Grigg (Grandpa Grigg) chats with Paddy Crain at his camp c. 1920".ira (paddy) craine, william grigg (grandpa grigg), camp, carngham road, c1920

Sepia photograph of a shack in countryside with a man standing next to a horse, a second man wearing suit and hat standing holding a gold panning dish, and dog sitting at front.mining camp, gold mines, ira (paddy) craine

Ira Gelling ("Paddy") Craine (1877-1940), born at Linton to parents William and Jane Craine, and sometimes referred to as "Linton's funniest man", had a mine in Carngham Road, Linton, in the years between WWI and WW2.Sepia photograph of a man wearing working clothes and hat, squatting at stream with a gold panning dish."Paddy Crane"paddy craine, gold panning