Myles Archibald Lyons

Myles Archibald Lyons (1823–99) was a Mounted Police Trooper stationed at Swan Hill, Victoria. He was on the Burke and Wills expedition from the Murray River to Coopers Creek,^[1] in September 1860.

Myles Archibald Lyons
Born	Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
Died	Eltham, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Mounted police trooper
Years active	c. 1860s–1889
Known for	Burke and Wills expedition despatch rider; early Victoria colonial policing

He and Alexander MacPherson became lost in the desert and were saved by a Barkinji guide called Dick.^[2][3]

Dick accompanied Trooper Lyons and Alexander MacPherson when they set out from Menindie to convey despatches to Burke. When they became lost and desperately short of provisions and water, Dick conveyed them to the care of local Aborigines. He then returned to camp, walking for eight days after having run his horse into the ground.^[4]

Lyons died in Eltham, Victoria on 19 August 1899, aged 75.^[5]