c y o'connor

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by Mali Burns and researched Mia Gibson

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Contents Page

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Contents Page • What was his life like?....................................................................3

• Why did he commit suicide?........................................................4

• How did his death occur?.............................................................5

• Suicide Note........................................................................................9

• What difficulty did he overcome?................................................6

• What achievement did he overcome?.......................................7

• What did he look like ?..................................................................8

• Grave...................................................................................................10

• Timeline...........................................................................................11

• Glossary...............................................................................................12

• Index....................................................................................................13

• Bibliography.........................................................................................14

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CY O’ Connor lived between the years 1843 to 1902. He was born in Ireland and died in Australia. At the age of when you can leave home, CY O’Connor left to go to

New Zealand, where he became a chief engineer. He also built the Great Railway then he moved to East Kalgoolie and started to build the Goldfields pipeline. On the 24th of January, 1903 it finally opened. Sadly, he died before he

could see his greatest achievement.

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What was his Life Like ?CY O’ Connor lived between the years 1843 to 1902. He was born in Ireland and died in Australia. At the age of when you can leave home, CY O’Connor left to go to

New Zealand, where he became a chief engineer. He also built the Great Railway then he moved to East Kalgoolie and started to build the Goldfields pipeline. On the 24th of January, 1903 it finally opened. Sadly, he died before he

could see his greatest achievement.

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Why did he Commit Suicide?

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Why did he Commit Suicide?

In his note CY O’Connor said his heart was suffering and that he could not control his

thoughts, so he the thought the quickest way to get ride of the pain was to kill himself.

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Why did he Commit Suicide?

In his note CY O’Connor said his heart was suffering and that he could not control his

thoughts, so he the thought the quickest way to get ride of the pain was to kill himself.

This plaque In Perth shows the years that CY O’Connor lived.

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How did his Death Occur?

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How did his Death Occur?

CY O’Connor’s death was a tragic day for everyone. Sadly, CY O’Connor committed suicide in the year 1902 and died on his horse. He committed suicde by shooting himself in the side of his head [temple] with a gun. His greatest supporter John Forrest was leaving for federal

parliament. The reason his affected CY O’Connor is because once John Forrest left, CY O’Connor’s walls fell down he was to stressed to think so he killed himself 10

months before his pipeline actually became a success.

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Suicide Note by CY O’Connor

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Suicide Note by CY O’Connor

C.Y. O'Connor's suicide note

10/3/02The position has become impossible.Anxious important work to do and three commissions of inquiry to attend to.We may not have done as well as possible in the past but we will necessarily be too hampered to do well in the imminent future.I fear that my brain is suffering and I am in great fear of what effect all this worry will have upon me -- I have lost control of my thoughts.The Coolgardie scheme is all right and I could finish it if I got a chance and protection from misrepresentation but there's no hope for that now and it's better that it should be given to some entirely new man to do who will be untrammeled by prior responsibility.PSPut the wing walls to Helena Weir at once.

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Did He Overcome Any Difficulties?

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Did He Overcome Any Difficulties?

CY O’ Connor said in his suicide note that he was stressed and hated because the

people said he was and idiot and that his ideas were crazy and were never going to

work.

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Did He Overcome Any Difficulties?

CY O’ Connor said in his suicide note that he was stressed and hated because the

people said he was and idiot and that his ideas were crazy and were never going to

work.

Statue of C Y O’connor locatedin Fremantle harbour.

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What Achievements did he Overcome?

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What Achievements did he Overcome?

C Y O’Connor had lots of achievements. His best achievement was engineering Western Australia ‘s pipeline and the great railways in

New Zealand . He help millions of people with the pipe line and also helped millions of people

with the transport he made.

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What Achievements did he Overcome?

C Y O’Connor had lots of achievements. His best achievement was engineering Western Australia ‘s pipeline and the great railways in

New Zealand . He help millions of people with the pipe line and also helped millions of people

with the transport he made.

Western Australia pipeline built by CY O’Connor. It was

finished in 1902

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What Did he Look like?

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What Did he Look like? CY O’Connor was a tall, slim man with a grey beard and moustache. He was fit, had grey hair and a beard, he also had dark eyes and loved to

dress smartly. As he got older he started to lose hair. He mostly wore a hat, which looked like a

cobra.

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What Did he Look like? CY O’Connor was a tall, slim man with a grey beard and moustache. He was fit, had grey hair and a beard, he also had dark eyes and loved to

dress smartly. As he got older he started to lose hair. He mostly wore a hat, which looked like a

cobra.

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What Did he Look like? CY O’Connor was a tall, slim man with a grey beard and moustache. He was fit, had grey hair and a beard, he also had dark eyes and loved to

dress smartly. As he got older he started to lose hair. He mostly wore a hat, which looked like a

cobra.

CY O’Connor

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His grave says, “to the memory of Charles Yelvelton O’Connor C.M.C

engineered in chief for Western Australia who died at Fremantle

10th March 1902,age 58 years.”

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Grave

His grave says, “to the memory of Charles Yelvelton O’Connor C.M.C

engineered in chief for Western Australia who died at Fremantle

10th March 1902,age 58 years.”

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Grave

His grave says, “to the memory of Charles Yelvelton O’Connor C.M.C

engineered in chief for Western Australia who died at Fremantle

10th March 1902,age 58 years.”

his grave in fremanlete

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Timeline

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Timeline He

took his own

life

CY O’connor was born in Ireland

1891 He was chosen as chief engineer in New Zealand

1860 He built the great railways in New Zealand

1903 The pipeline opens for everyone to use.

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Engineer: some one who works with engines

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GLOSSARY

Engineer: some one who works with engines

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Engineer: some one who works with engines

Cobra : at type of hat

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Engineer: some one who works with engines

Committed: done some thing Cobra : at type of hat

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Engineer: some one who works with enginesGoldfields a place where gold can be found. a

place in

Committed: done some thing Cobra : at type of hat

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Engineer: some one who works with enginesGoldfields a place where gold can be found. a

place in Suffering: when you’re hurt and the pain wont go away

Committed: done some thing Cobra : at type of hat

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GLOSSARY

Engineer: some one who works with enginesGoldfields a place where gold can be found. a

place in Suffering: when you’re hurt and the pain wont go away

Committed: done some thing

Suicide:kill yourself

Cobra : at type of hat

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Index

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IndexBirthday-3Death-4

Difficultys-6Pipeline-8

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Bibliography

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Bibliography

Pipe Dreams www.youtube .com.au

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Bibliography

Pipe Dreams www.youtube .com.au

Adb.anu.edu.au

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Bibliography

www.litezh.comwww.alor.org by p.d. Davis Mayor Ci

www.valuingheritsge.com.au

Pipe Dreams www.youtube .com.au

Adb.anu.edu.au

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Bibliography Guile,M 2011 Stories from Australias History, Macmillion Libary ,Claremont Street, South

Yarra 3141

www.litezh.comwww.alor.org by p.d. Davis Mayor Ci

www.valuingheritsge.com.au

Pipe Dreams www.youtube .com.au

Adb.anu.edu.au

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