John Francis Connelly (1860–1928) was an Australian prospector and mine owner.
Born in Victoria, he prospected and owned mines in New South Wales.
[1][2] He discovered a platinum field at Fifield before joining the gold rush to Cossack, Western Australia in 1889.
[3] He discovered the Nannine gold field the following year, and was rewarded by the Government of Western Australia with £500.
He died in 1928, and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia.