Matthew 'Mat' Ryan (1913–1994) was an Australian

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player who played in the 1930s. Ryan followed his brother Bill Ryan to

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from the local Leeton rugby league club. Both brothers hailed from

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, New South Wales. Ryan played one season for the Saints before leaving Sydney. Ryan died on 29 October 1994 at

Toormina, New South Wales Toormina is a suburb in the City of Coffs Harbour, on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia. Located in the city's south, Toormina is near the seaside suburb of Sawtell. History The suburb was developed in the 1980s by Mr Patrick Harg ...

.Sydney Morning Herald – Death Notice 1/11/1994

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