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Mount Tyson is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Mount Tyson had a population of 285 people.[1]

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Mount Tyson Queensland
Fields along Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road, 2014
Mount Tyson
Coordinates	27.5747°S 151.5686°E / -27.5747; 151.5686 (Mount Tyson (town centre))
Population	285 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	3.711/km2 (9.611/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4356
Area	76.8 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Localities around Mount Tyson: Evanslea Mount Irving Purrawunda Evanslea Mount Tyson Motley Linthorpe Bongeen Irongate Rossvale

Geography

Mount Tyson is on the Darling Downs. It is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Toowoomba city centre.[4]

Road infrastructure

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along part of the northern boundary.[5]

History

The town's name derives from the name of its railway station, which in turn was derived from the local mountain, which was believed to be named after James Tyson, a grazier and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[3]

Mount Tyson Provisional School opened on 18 April 1904 (Easter) with 35 pupils; Minnie (McIntyre) Fletcher was the first teacher.[6] On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Tyson State School.[7] The school was extended in 1916, 1949, 1963, 1973 (library) and 1996 (Prep year building). The school celebrated its centenary in 2004.[8]

Mount Tyson Post Office opened by 1917 (a receiving office had been open from 1904, briefly known as Mount Russell).[9]

Between 1914 and 1994 the town was serviced by the Cecil Plains railway line.

St Philip's Anglican Church was dedicated on 13 October 1907 by St Clair Donaldson, the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.[10] When St John's Anglican Church in Springside closed circa 1974, its church building was relocated to the site of St Philip's for use as a Sunday school and later remodelled as a parish hall.[11] Circa 2014, St Philip's church also closed.[12] The land with the two church buildings at 6-8 Main Street (27.574553°S 151.569053°E / -27.574553; 151.569053 (St Philip's Anglican Church, Mount Tyson)) was sold as a single lot on 4 August 2016 and is now privately owned.[10][13]

In 1991, Mount Tyson was the national winner of the Australian Tidy Town Awards, run by Keep Australia Beautiful.[14]

Education

Mount Tyson State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2-4 Main Street (27.5746°S 151.5694°E / -27.5746; 151.5694 (Mount Tyson State School)).[15][16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 7 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[17]

Facilities

Library services in Mount Tyson are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Mt Tyson on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.[18]

Notable residents

• Sir Alan Roy Fletcher, chairman of Pittsworth Shire Council and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cunningham

References

Further reading

• McNally, Paul Terence; Janke, Irene; Mount Tyson State School; Mount Tyson State School Parents and Citizens Association (2004), Mount Tyson State School : one hundred years of the best, 1904-2004, Mount Tyson State School Parent and Citizens Association, ISBN 978-0-646-43223-6

External links

• "Mount Tyson". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• Town map of Mount Tyson, 1968
• Mount Tyson State School}

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