Information re James ''Hungry'' Tyson, born in New South Wales 1819, (no date,no source for re-printed document).- brief biography and mention of his commercial interests, especially in Bendigo (beef/cattle yards/slaughterhouse etc). His father William Tyson Came to Sydney in 1809 and became a policeman in the Appin district. James Tyson worked for stations before going to the Barwidgee run in Victoria with his brother William. Yards for the cattle were established at Goornong and at Back Creek, where a Slaughterhouse and butchery were also established. There is also mention of the Tysons reef being named after James Tyson. He died in 1898 on one of his properties inland from Brisbane. Banjo Patterson wrote a poem titled 'T.Y.S.O.N.'person, individual, james tyson, back creek, bendigo creek, tyson's reef hotel, irishtown, tysons reef, tyson's old, tyson's new, alliance, england and davis, oriental flors and new mint

BHS CollectionBlack and white photo of No. 30 tram, with S.E.C. colour scheme, passing Tyson Reef Hotel. '25D' stamped on back in black ink.unknowncottage, miners

Colour photograph: Two storey building, with single storey section on RH side, plain façade, white painted, unpainted brick verandah supports to edge of footpath. Tysons Reef Hotel in brown paint in two places on front of building. Early 1980's ?bendigo, hotel, tysons reef

A eight pages Bendigo Advertiser supplement titled "Cheers Bendigo." Inside a collection of photographs of hotels in the Greater Bendigo area. The photos were provided by John Waterworth, regional manager of the Liquor Licensing Commission. The hotels are: 1) Caledonian hotel in Golden Square 2) Cumberland hotel Williamson Street 3) Terminus hotel Mitchell Street 4) Bendigo hotel corner Bridge St. and Park Rd 5) View point hotel in View point 6) Commercial hotel, Goornong 7) Eastman's Goornong hotel 8) Ramblers, Bridge St. 9) Campbells Forest hotel 10) Lightning Hill hotel, Whipstick Rd. 11) Limerick hotel, McIvor rd. 12) Prince Patrick hotel, Eaglehawk 13) Reservoir hotel, Kennington 14) Acotts hotel, McIvor Hwy, Axedale 15) Shamrock hotel, Bendigo 16) Niagra hotel corner McCrae and Mundy St. 17) Bath hotel, Charing Cross 18) Blue Bell hotel, corner Don and high St. 19) Pioneer hotel, Sailors Gully Rd. Eaglehawk 20) brougham Arms hotel, Bendigo 21) Junction hotel, Mandurang 22) Tyson reef hotel, Weeroona Ave. 23) Hopetoun hotel, corner Mitchell and wills St. 24) Queen's Head, Lockwood 25) Blomquists Wine Hall, Bendigo-Fosterville Rd. 26) Metropolitan hotel, corner Hargreaves and Bull Streets 27) European hotel, High St. Bendigo 28) Royal hotel, Millers flat rd. Whipstick 29) unicorn hotel, Forest St. 30) Camp hotel, corner Victoria and High streets Eaglehawk There is no date on the paperbendigo advertiser, bendigo hotels

Letter to Bendigo Advertiser from George Schellenberger (1860) re the removal of a body after death at Tyson's Reef. Dispute concerned where the body should have been removed to - ie which public house prior to coroner's involvement. Mention of Bakers' Arms, Irishtown; Buckeye. Harney's and Crescent hotels in neighbourhood.person, individual, george schellenberger, bakers' arms, irishtown; buckeye. harney's and crescent hotels, tyson's reef.