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21-928: Robert Lyon may refer to: Robert Menli Lyon (1789–1874), early settler in Western Australia Robert Lyon (politician) (1832?–1888), Canadian politician in Ontario Robert Adam Lyon (1829–1901), Canadian businessman and politician Robert Lyon (duellist) (1812–1833), last Canadian killed in a duel Robert Lyon (journalist) (1810–1858), English-American journalist and newspaper editor and publisher Robert W. Lyon (1842–1904), American politician, mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Robert Lyon (British Army officer) (1923–2019), British general Bob Lyon (born 1955), American politician from Kansas See also [ edit ] Robert Lyons (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

42-547: A binding treaty might be negotiated. In June 1833, a meeting was called at Guildford in response to continued calls for punitive action against the Aboriginals. Lyon attended and delivered "one of the most distinguished humanitarian speeches delivered in colonial Australia". In March 1834, Lyon left Western Australia for Mauritius , where he became professor of Latin and Greek at the College of Port Louis . On 25 April 1834,

63-750: A century later and eventually published in London in 1941 by the Aboriginal Protection Board . By 1838, Lyon had returned to Australia. He spent some of the year in South Australia using the title Reverend R. L. Milne. In 1839, he settled in New South Wales where he was known as Captain Robert Milne. There, he wrote and published a book entitled Australia: An Appeal to the World on Behalf of

84-670: A notice was published in the Perth Gazette that Lyon had applied for permission to leave the Swan River Colony from Colonial Secretary Peter Broun . While there, he met James Backhouse , the Quaker , who heard him speak about the treatment of the Aboriginals in Western Australia. Backhouse was very impressed with Lyon, who elaborated his ideas in two papers on the subject that Backhouse received from him. These were rediscovered over

105-453: A prison for indigenous Australians . The prison consisted of two guards, an overseer named Robert Menli Lyon , and three prisoners named Yagan , Danmera, and Ningina. The solitary conditions resulted in the soldiers assisting the prisoners' escape in a stolen government stores boat. In 1884, the colonial government gazetted the island as a quarantine station for Fremantle, but it appears never to have been used for that purpose. In 1916,

126-605: A target of hostility himself. Beginning about December 1831, a Noongar named Yagan had been leading a number of attacks on settlers in retaliation for the killing of one of his friends. In October 1832, Yagan and two of his compatriots were captured and sentenced to death. However, Lyon interceded, arguing that the men were fighting for their country and comparing their actions to those of William Tell and William Wallace . Therefore, he argued, they were not common criminals but prisoners of war and entitled to be treated as such. Governor James Stirling then agreed not to execute

147-457: Is Malay for "island"; it is not known why Stirling included the term, and it was soon dropped. From 1836 to 1837, the island served as a whaling station. The whalers transported Perth's first church to the island to be used as a storehouse. It was abandoned within a few years. From October to November 1838, the island was declared by the Swan River Colony colonial government to be

168-423: Is aeolianite limestone remnant of Pleistocene dunes . In 1803, French explorer Louis de Freycinet , captain of Casuarina , named the island Île Pelée ('Bald Island'). It was also known as Île Lévilian and later Île Berthelot . In 1827, James Stirling changed its name to Pulo Carnac Island in honour of John Rivett Carnac , Second Lieutenant on his ship HMS  Success . Pulo

189-465: Is densely populated with up to three tiger snakes in every 25 square metres (270 square feet). There is no permanent fresh water, providing a challenge for the animals that live there. The tiger snake colony has attracted research into how that species has adapted to a harsh island habitat, and the colony's origins has attracted significant debate. One example of a theory is that in 1929 a man named Lindsay "Rocky" Vane dumped his tiger snake collection on

210-672: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert Menli Lyon Lyon was born in Inverness , Scotland . He is thought to have had a career in the army in his youth and probably attained the military rank of captain. In 1829, at the age of about forty, Milne immigrated to what was then the British colony of Western Australia . During his time in Western Australia, Milne made no claim to military rank, initially preferring to be known simply as Robert Milne. Shortly after his arrival, he adopted

231-595: The Australian Federal Government assumed control over the island for defence purposes, and the island was transferred back to the State of Western Australia in 1961. The Carnac Island Nature Reserve was gazetted on 8 March 1963, has a size of 0.22 square kilometres (0.085 sq mi), and is located within the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion. Apart from Carnac Island itself, the nature reserve includes

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252-681: The Bishop of Australia . Lyon maintained his interest in Aboriginal welfare for many years; he was in his mid-seventies when still writing on the subject as late as 1863. Carnac Island Carnac Island ( Nyungar : Ngoorloormayup , lit.   'place of little brother') is a 19-hectare (47-acre), A-Class, island nature reserve about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-west of Fremantle and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of Garden Island in Western Australia . Carnac Island

273-504: The Perth Gazette in March 1833, under the title A Glance at the Manners and Language of Aboriginal Inhabitants of Western Australia . It was the first information of its kind published in Western Australia and remains a valuable resource for anthropologists . Lyon remained on Carnac Island from 8 October until 15 November 1832, when Yagan and a companion stole an unattended dinghy and escaped to

294-404: The blindness of many of the island's tiger snakes. This is caused by birds defending their chicks by pecking at the snakes' eyes. These blind snakes survive and thrive, relying upon scent and eating immobile prey such as seabird chicks. Carnac Island is the only place where this has been observed. Male tiger snakes largely out-number female tiger snakes on the island, which is another curiosity of

315-629: The Younger Branch of the Family of Shem under the name Robert Menli Lyon. The book included most of Lyon's previous articles, speeches and letters, supplemented by a collection of rhetorical letters pleading the cause of the Aboriginals. These letters were addressed to various authority figures, including members of the British royal family , the British Parliament , the Governor of New South Wales and

336-418: The island, after snake exhibitions were banned in Western Australia, after Vane's wife and his assistant died from snake bite. King skinks also inhabit the island, and there is evidence of confrontation between king skinks and tiger snakes. In November 2006, naturalist David Attenborough visited the island with a BBC film crew to record a reptile documentary, in which Attenborough provided commentary on

357-497: The mainland. On reporting to the governor, Lyon asserted that if he had had three more weeks with Yagan, he might have been able to negotiate a treaty between the natives and the settlers. He urged the governor to pursue a treaty, rather than continuing hostilities. His advocacy against the use of force made him increasingly unpopular with settlers and the government. In retrospect, it also revealed his misunderstanding of Aboriginal culture, whose tribes acknowledged no leaders with whom

378-455: The men, instead exiling them to Carnac Island . Lyon was granted access to the prisoners and spent a little over a month on Carnac Island with them. He used much of that time in an effort to learn Yagan's language. He discovered the names of many local geographic features and acquired knowledge about the Noongars' culture and traditions. This information was published in a series of editions of

399-576: The name Robert Menli Lyon, Menli being an anagram of Milne . Lyon travelled widely in the colony and had friendly contact with the local Aboriginals. He saw the mistrust, hostility and sometimes violence with which the frontier settlers treated the Aboriginals and became an outspoken defender of their rights. He spoke in their defence at a number of public meetings, arguing against proposed punitive expeditions and other violent measures and instead proposing policies of negotiation and conciliation . His stance alienated him from many settlers and he became

420-412: The rocks north and south of the island. The island is home to Australian sea lions , bottlenose dolphins and a large range of marine bird life. New Zealand fur seals are frequent visitors. Rabbits inhabited the island in abundance from 1827 to 1897, but were eradicated in 1969. It is particularly noted for the abundance and size of snakes, particularly tiger snakes , which live there. The island

441-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Lyon&oldid=1239902070 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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