william symington "billy" carlyon (18 august 1859 – c. 5 september 1936) was an employee of permewan wright, initially as deckhand on the "kelpie" then master of the "invincible" 1886 (with charles hunt as deckhand), "barwon" 1897, "elizabeth" and finally the "wanera". he was one of the strikebreaking captains who together manned the "wm. davies" in may 1895.he kept the criterion hotel, echuca, from 1897, and the bridge hotel, moama 1913.