After four years of searching for some family to pass on his estate, it was discovered that he had been born in Ireland as 'Patrick Sullivan' and had fled to Australia under an assumed name to escape his wife there and live with Anastasia.
It is also believed that he spread the rumour that he had fled Ireland because he had killed a landlord in order to hide his true reason for leaving.
[5] Patrick and Anastasia are buried in the Roman Catholic section of Broome Cemetery in unmarked graves.
[3] Repairing the Pool was considered a significant risk to the surrounding environment, unlikely to succeed, and would have been extremely costly.
The Shire decided to abandon the Pool and add signage detailing the historic significance of the place.