FOUNDATION OF RYAN CLAN IN AUSTRALIA  

Queensland Branch Logo:
Designed by : Ted Ryan

The proposal for a Branch Clan had its origins in a Meeting of Ryan Descendants held in New Farm Park, Brisbane in June 1993 when Ted Ryan outlined investigation he had made on the matter of the Clan Ryan in Tipperary. The group agreed to the formation of a Sub-Committee consisting of Ted Ryan, Bernie Ryan and Clarice McConnell to draw up and consider a set of Rules and then when satisfied to call a Meeting of Interested Persons to further consider the proposal.

On the 16th. November 1994 a Meeting was convened at 79 Wildey Street, Riverview, Ipswich, Queensland at the Residence of James Bernard "Bernie" Ryan. The convenor of the Meeting, Mr. Ted Ryan, explained the position and a proposal was put that we establish a Branch of the Clan Ryan in Queensland. There was some seventeen (17) persons in attendance with a further four(4) apologies being lodged from:

Mr. Lawrence N. Shuttlewood, Mackay
Mrs. Alexis Shuttlewood, Mackay (his wife)
Mrs. Donna Farry, Petrie
Mr. Michael Ryan, Sandgate
all of whom were unable to attend because of distance and lack of transport.
Those in attendance were:
Edward W. (Ted) RYAN, Gympie
Bertha M. RYAN, Gympie (his wife)
James B. (Bernie) RYAN, Ipswich
Florence A. (Fay) RYAN, Ipswich (his wife)
Margaret M. FARRELL (nee RYAN), Brisbane
Patrick J. FARRELL, Brisbane, her husband
Ailsa M. HENRY (nee RYAN), Brisbane
James W. HENRY, Brisbane, her husband
Clarice M. McCONNELL (nee RYAN), Brisbane
Alexander P. McCONNELL (Brisbane), her Son
Berniece M. RYAN-CHARLES (nee RYAN), Gympie
Raymond J. GEORGE aka CHARLES, Gympie
Debra A. HENRY-GAETA, Brisbane 

Narelle B. THOMPSON (nee RYAN)
Shane B. RYAN, Ipswich
Gregory J. RYAN, Gold Coast
Kerranne A. RYAN, Ipswich

The decision of the Meeting was unanimous in its decision to form a Branch of the Clan Ryan, and all were in favour of naming it "Clan Ryan (Queensland). Furthermore, the Meeting unanimously decided to adopt the above Badge as the Logo for the Branch. Drawings of the Logo which were created by Ted Ryan were on show at the Meeting. The Meeting then considered the draft of the Rules proposed by the Sub-Committee and these were adopted with only minor alterations.

It was also resolved that all those persons present at the Meeting and those who had lodged apologies would be listed in the records as "Foundation Members". The Meeting then proceeded with an election of Office Bearers which resulted in the following:

President: Mr. Edward W. (Ted) Ryan
Vice-President: Mr. James B. (Bernie) Ryan
Secretary/Treasurer: Mr. Patrick J. Farrell
Note: Pat Farrell agreed to accept the position for a period of
one (1) year to enable the Branch to become established.

Committee: (3 required)
1. Clarice M. McConnell
2. Berniece M. Ryan-Charles
3. Debra A. Henry

The above would indicate that the Branch was founded with a total Membership of 21. Since then, the Clan has grown steadily until now in the year 2000 the Membership stands at almost 200. This rise in Membership has been achieved without recourse to any publicity. The main means of advertising has been by word of mouth although some gains have been the result of the fact that the President did have a personal Home Page on the Internet and consequently did receive a number of enquiries, mainly from Interstate. The outcome of this has been that although we have so far been unsuccessful in interesting any other State in establishing Branches in their own States we now have in the Queensland Branch a significant number of Members domiciled in literally every other State of Australia. In some States this presence may only be 1 Member but in some other States it could be as many as 6 or 8 members. Nevertheless, within the Queensland Branch, the desire is still there to see Branches established in all States of Australia, and our endeavours will always be directed towards this goal, with the assurance that on the establishment of a Branch in a State all present Members of the Clan Ryan (Queensland) domiciled in that State will be transferred to the new Branch.

Also high on the list of priorities is the desire to see Sub-Branches established in all Major Cities in each State, to give more opportunities for Members to participate personally in the activities of the Ryan Clan.

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