T.J. Ryan

Statue of T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland 1915-19, who died in Barcaldine in 1921, statue temporarily moved to Barcaldine during the remodelling of Queen's Park in Brisbane, 1994

T.J. Ryan with his back to Queen Victoria, 2013. Photograph by Rodney Sullivan and Robin Sullivan, 2013

Ryan and Queen Victoria statues, Queens Gardens, 1934. The Executive building is in the background. Queensland Figaro, 20 January 1934, p 10

The T. J. Ryan statue about to be unveiled in Queens Gardens, 1925. Collection State Library of Queensland

Collection State Library of Queensland

Monuments and memory: T.J. Byrnes and T.J. Ryan

At the beginning of the twentieth century Brisbane trailed behind Sydney and Melbourne in the provision of parks and monuments, a defect which troubled progressive citizens.

T.J. Ryan

T.J. Ryan statue in Barcaldine, 1994

T.J. Ryan with his back to Queen Victoria, 2013

Ryan and Queen Victoria statues, Queens Gardens, 1934

The T. J. Ryan statue about to be unveiled in Queens Gardens, 1925

Monuments and memory: T.J. Byrnes and T.J. Ryan