▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁in ▁colonial ▁Queensland ". ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Mor eton ▁Bay ▁Cou rier ▁( l ater ▁Br is b ane ▁Cou rier , ▁now ▁The ▁Cou rier - Mail ) ▁and ▁the ▁Dar ling ▁Down s ▁Gazette . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Lyon ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁station ▁manager ▁in ▁Mor eton ▁Bay ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Queensland ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁He ▁managed ▁Henry ▁Stuart ▁Russell ' s ▁B urr and owan ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Burn ett ▁River . ▁ ▁New sp aper ▁career ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁Mor eton ▁Bay ▁district . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁he ▁conven ed ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁establish ing ▁a ▁newspaper . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁offers ▁of ▁support ▁at ▁the ▁meeting . ▁When ▁James ▁Sw an ▁( l ater ▁the ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁Cou rier ) ▁arrived ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁with ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁material , ▁the ▁first ▁paper ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁started ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁Mor eton ▁Bay ▁Cou rier , ▁and ▁our ▁" No . ▁I " ▁made ▁its ▁appearance ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁Mr . ▁Lyon ' s ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁newspaper ▁continued ▁for ▁about ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁he