Flight-Lieutenant John O’Malley Lyons, Royal Australian Air Force, died on October 10th, 1945, at the age of 35.
He was born in Australia and graduated in 1930 with the degree of B.M.E. of Melbourne University. He joined the staff of Mount Isa Mines, Ltd., in May, 1931, holding the positions consecutively of sub-foreman at the smelter, shift metallurgist at the concentrator, shift foreman, and mill metallurgist. He left in January, 1934, to work for three months as assistant mine manager at Commonwealth Gold Development, Ltd., and then spent another three months gaining mining experience with A.I. Consolidated Gold, N.L. He joined Talbot Alluvials, Ltd., Victoria, in September, 1934, and until the beginning of 1937 was engaged in various mining engineering duties connected with the deep-lead mines, then becoming mine manager and, four months later, general manager and attorney.
He left on the closing down of the properties in 1941, and joined the R.A.A.F., where he rose to the rank of flight lieutenant.
He was elected a Member of the Institution in 1944.
Vol. 55, Trans IMM 1945-46, pp.572-3
