Mount Tyson

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. Minnie (McIntyre) Fletcher was the first teacher. 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. 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 2014, 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. Mount Tyson Methodist Church was built in 1907 at a cost of £105. It could seat 100 people. It has since been demolished. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church was built in 1958. The timber church was designed by F Cullen. In 1991, Mount Tyson was the national winner of the Australian Tidy Town Awards, run by Keep Australia Beautiful.

Geography

Mount Tyson is on the Darling Downs. It is located west of Toowoomba city centre. The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along part of the northern boundary. Mount Tyson has the following mountains: * Mount Edgecombe () * Mount Tyson ()

Most-observed species

• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  502
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  483
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  450
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  444
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  422
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  418
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  398
• Pale-headed Rosella

  Platycercus adscitus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  350