Mount Tyson, Queensland


Mount Tyson is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Mount Tyson had a population of 285 people.

Geography

Mount Tyson is on the Darling Downs. It is located west of Toowoomba city centre.

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.
Mount Tyson Provisional School opened on 18 April 1904 with 35 pupils; Minnie Fletcher was the first teacher. In 1 January 1909 it became Mount Tyson State School. The school was extended in 1916, 1949, 1963, 1973 and 1996. The school celebrated its centenary in 2004.
Mount Tyson Post Office opened by 1917.
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. 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. Circa 2004, St Philip's church also closed. 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.
In 1991, Mount Tyson was the national winner of the Australian Tidy Town Awards, run by Keep Australia Beautiful.

Education

Mount Tyson State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 2-4 Main Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 7 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

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.

Notable residents