An article which details the public meeting that was held in the Katanning Hotel in which M. Cronin agreed to find the most direct route to Gnarlbine and that the initial twenty five pounds was raised from those members of the community who attended the meeting.
An article based on information from Mr Phillip White who was a member of Michael Cronin's party finding a track from Katanning to Gnarlbine who returned to Katanning for business.
An article in which Michale Cronin details the route that he forged from Katanning to Coolgardie. There was an overlap of the route with parts of the track that John Holland forged, at one point there is a tree marking 'R.T.K. J. Holland D.K. J.C. 24/5/93' which indicates that Holland was ahead of Cronin in forging a track. There was much discussion about whether Michael Cronin had fulfilled the terms of the agreement, but eventually the meeting agreed to pay the remaining twenty five pounds.
This document shows the Holland track route and shows that location of Gnarlbine Rock.
Information which details the discovery of gold in Western Australia and the impact on its development.
A short obituary on Michael Cronin from the West Australian which records that he blazed a trail from Katanning to the Coolgardie gold rush. He was a foundation member of the Katanning Agricultural Society. the Katanning Racing Club and served on the Katanning Road Board.
A longer obituary of Michael Cronin.
