Gladstone Emmett Ryan, headmaster of Baan Baa Public School, near Tamworth, was found dead in the back yard of his home adjoining the school building. A double-barrelled shotgun was near the body. Ryan was returning the gun which he had borrowed from a neighbour to shoot crows. It is believed the gun was discharged as he placed it against a gate post when he was opening the gate.
'Ryan, Gladstone Emmett (1894–1947)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/ryan-gladstone-emmett-20153/text31233, accessed 4 February 2023.
1894
Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
1947
(aged ~ 53)
Baan Baa, New South Wales, Australia