Myles and Milo Dunphy

Myles Joseph Dunphy OBE (1891-1985) was an Australian conservationist best known for the protection of parts of the Blue Mountains National Park.

Myles Dunphy lived in Oatley, a southern suburb of Sydney, and started his wilderness publicity work in 1910.

He compiled detailed maps of a number of areas of conservation interest in New South Wales.

He helped to double the area of national park space in New South Wales from 2 to 4.5 percent.

[5] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1986 for services to conservation,[6] received the Sydney Luker Award from the Australian Institute of Planning, and an honorary degree from the University of New South Wales.