Hon. James Tyson MLC and his pastoral interests throughout the 19th century. Doneley reads out the Banjo Patterson poem that mentions Tyson and talks about the considerable wealth he accumulated during his lifetime (estimated to be 9 billion AUD in today's terms). Awards In 2010, the Hon James Tyson MLC was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame, as Australia's first cattle king. References External links — 1939 newspaper biography — 1947 newspaper biography — 1954 newspaper biography UNESCO Memory of the World Register - James Tyson Papers UNESCO listing for JOL collection, John Oxley Library Blog OM69-11 James Tyson Papers ca. 1834-1965, State Library of Queensland OM81-16 James Tyson Letter 1878, State Library of Queensland The Hon. James Tyson MLC Digital Story, 2010, State Library of Queensland 1819 births 1898 deaths Members of the Queensland Legislative Council Burials in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery 19th-century Australian politicians 19th-century Australian businesspeople