Mount Tyson, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Mount Tyson
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.5747°N 151.5686°W
Pop:280
Postcode:4356
Area:76.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Dist1:20.2
Dir1:N
Location1:Pittsworth
Dist2:23.7
Dir2:SW
Location2:Oakey
Dist3:40.6
Dir3:W
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:170
Dir4:W
Location4:Brisbane
Near-N:Mount Irving
Near-Ne:Purrawunda
Near-E:Motley
Linthorpe
Near-Se:Rossvale
Near-S:Irongate
Near-Sw:Bongeen
Near-W:Evanslea
Near-Nw:Evanslea

Mount Tyson is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Mount Tyson had a population of 280 people.

Geography

Mount Tyson is on the Darling Downs. It is located 37km (23miles) west of Toowoomba city centre.[3]

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

Mount Tyson has the following mountains:

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.[2]

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

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 was sold as a single lot on 4 August 2016 and is now privately owned.[13]

Mount Tyson Methodist Church was built in 1907 at a cost of £105. It could seat 100 people. It has since been demolished.[14]

Mary Immaculate Catholic Church was built in 1958. The timber church was designed by F Cullen.[15]

In 1991, Mount Tyson was the national winner of the Australian Tidy Town Awards, run by Keep Australia Beautiful.[16]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Mount Tyson had a population of 285 people.

In the, the locality of Mount Tyson had a population of 280 people.

Education

Mount Tyson State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Main Street (-27.5746°N 151.5694°W).[17] [18] 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).[19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 55 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[20]

There are no secondary schools in Mount Tyson. The nearest secondary schools are Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the south and Oakey State High School in Oakey to the north-east.

Amenities

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.[21]

Mary Immaculate Catholic Church is at 45 Main Street (-27.5747°N 151.5658°W).[22]

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. 14 August 2022.
  2. 14 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Mount Tyson. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228231502/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/mount-tyson. 28 December 2013. live.
  4. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. 25 November 2020.
  7. Web site: 2019-11-07 . History . 2022-11-07 . Mount Tyson State School . en . 11 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231111005826/https://mttysonss.eq.edu.au/our-school/history . live .
  8. 18 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= . live .
  10. Web site: Main Street, Mount Tyson, Qld 4356. realestate.com.au. 6 November 2019. 6 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191106063335/https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-residential%2Bland-qld-mount%2Btyson-201489182. live.
  11. Web site: Anglican Records and Archives Centre - Closed Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 6 November 2019.
  12. Web site: Closed Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/#P. 3 April 2019. 3 April 2019. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: 8 October 2013. Australia's Christian Heritage: St Philip's Anglican Church - Former. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003930/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/2875-st-philipand%252339;s-anglican-church-former. 3 April 2019. 3 April 2019. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: Blake . Thom . Mount Tyson Methodist Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database . 8 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108100926/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=5416 . live .
  15. Web site: Blake . Thom . Mary Immaculate Catholic Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221106000543/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=4048 . live .
  16. Web site: Australian Tidy Towns Honour Roll. Keep Australia Beautiful. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226213309/http://kab.org.au/australian-tidy-towns-honour-roll/. 26 February 2014. live.
  17. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 . 21 November 2018 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  18. Web site: 2019-11-06 . Mount Tyson State School . 2022-11-07 . Mount Tyson State School . en . 11 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231111042103/https://mttysonss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  19. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 . 22 November 2018 . 22 November 2018.
  20. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx . live .
  21. Web site: Mobile library. Toowoomba Regional Council. 10 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024060057/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/your-local-library/3035-mobile-library-van. 24 October 2014. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: 2017-07-26 . Mary Immaculate Church, Mt Tyson . 2022-11-14 . . 19 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119231239/https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/church/mary-immaculate-church-mt-tyson/ . live .

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