RYAN

Catherine Mary Ryan
Source: Kate Ryan

Catherine Mary Ryan, born 1844, was the daughter of convict William Ryan. 

Catherine married James Ryan in 1868 and they ran Ryan's Hotel in Gulgong in 1871. They took over the Goolma Hotel in 1876. Catherine was also the postmistress from 1891-1911. She and James had seven children:

• William 
• John 
• Denis
• Ann Francis
• Ambrose
• James 
• Frank

 

Goolma Public School, 1887
Dennis (Dinny) Ryan (tall male in the centre of the middle row), James Ernest (Jim) Ryan next to him.
Source: Annie Perry

Billy Murray's Birthday, c1909, Goolma.

Source: Kate Ryan

Back row: Wortley Shearman, Ruby Shearman, Jim Benson, Chris Talbot, Jack Benson, Evelyn Shearman, Arthur Benson, John Skinner

Middle row: Bill Ryan, Billy Murray, Baby ??, little girl ??, Minnie Benson, George Skinner, Walter Skinner (kneeling)

Front: Pat Ryan, Frank Ryan (sitting on ground)

 

Goolma Cricket Club, pre WWI

Front row, far right Dinny (Denis) Ryan

Back Row: Bill Hughes, R Mostyn, Ambrose Ryan, Hugh Doherty, Jack Mostyn, Frank Ryan, Joe Talbot

Front row: Teacher Spicer’s Creek School, Tom Whale, “Bindi”, K Mostyn, Denis (Dinny) Ryan

Goolma storekeepers, Frank and Ambrose Bernard Ryan

Source: Trove

Studio portrait of brothers 2199A Private Francis Stanislaus (Frank) Ryan (left), 1st Battalion, and 2672 Driver Ambrose Bernard Ryan, 3rd Battalion. Prior to enlistment both were storekeepers of Goolma, NSW. 

• Bomber Francis Ryan embarked with the 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery on HMAT Shropshire from Melbourne on 11 May 1917. On 23 August 1918, having transferred to the 1st Battalion and promoted to lance corporal, he was killed in action near Harbonnieres, France, aged 30. 
• Pte Ambrose Ryan embarked with the 8th Reinforcements of the 3rd Battalion on HMAT Runic from Sydney on 9 August 1915. He returned to Australia on 28 March 1919.

Goolma Football Club, 1920s

Source: Kate Ryan

Back row: Ern O'Conner, Len Cooney, Nick Ryan, Wally Skinner, Pat Ryan, Vic Whale, Arthur Shinfield

Middle row: George Skinner, Reg Hughes, Jim Ryan, Ernie Wright

Front row: George Carberry, Eric Hanslow, Frank Ryan, Tom Metcalf, Bill Ryan

Harold Hodge, Ambrose Ryan, Huey Doherty and Joe Talbot.

Source: Kate Ryan

Mary and Bill Ryan, Ambrose and Denis Ryan

Source: Kate Ryan

Early photo of Belle Vista (the bungalow) Goolma

Home of Denis Ryan

Source: Kate Ryan

Two men and a horse, Belle Vista (the bungalow) Goolma

Source: Kate Ryan

Denis Ryan at burnt hayshed, 1910

1910 - SANDY CREEK AND DISTRICT.
(From our own Correspondent).

There is no change to report in the weather, except a storm which, passed over the lower end of the Creek, about 18 points falling. At Cobbora it was much heavier.

On Saturday, 15th instant, Mr. W. Thompson on rising in the morning discovered his haystack on fire; it was soon reduced to ashes; the stack was a large one, consequently Mr. Thompson's loss is severe.

Messrs. Ryan Bros of Goolma, also met with a similar misfortune the same day, having their shed of hay (about 40 tons) and a quantity of machinery destroyed by fire; no cause is conceivable for either outbreak.

Source: Wellington Times (NSW : 1899 - 1954) Thu 27 Oct 1910 Page 7

1914 - [GOOLMA STORE]

Storekeeper. — Mr. J. J. Ryan has purchased the Goolma store. He's getting on A.1. with such a nice little stand.

Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 5 Nov 1914 Page 16