Hi Judy, I quote,"According to the Postal Directory, Matt Ryan (owner of allotment 208) had the "Farmers Arms Hotel". This was probably on the north west corner of the township. Matthew Ryan was one of the first fifteen people to open a Bank account in Dookie. Do you by any chance have a copy of the book Dookie the years to 1988? it has a very large amount of info on the Ryan families that lived there. I did not see too much on Matt Ryan though. Kind regards Leanne Baulch Canberra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric and Judy Douthie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 1:06 PM Subject: [AVNE] Farmers Arms Hotel > Does anyone have any information at all on the Farmers Arms Hotel at > Dookie North. It was run by Matthew Ryan, the years would have been > 1870-1880's. This is all the information I have so far. I don't want any > of the Ryan BDM's just if someone know anything about the years at the > Dookie North Hotel. > > Regards > Judy > >