The Townsville Daily Bulletin, Tuesday 29 July 1913
(Queensland, Australia)

DEATH OF ALDERMAN J. H. TYACK
The news of the death of Alderman John Henry Tyack, which occurred shortly before 1 o’clock on Monday afternoon, came as a shock to the majority of his friends and acquaintances, few of whom had heard that he was ill. Mr Tyack had a severe attack of pneumonia last year, from which he recovered, but it had evidently left a weakness, for after an attack of influenza on Thursday last, Bronchial catarrh supervened, to which he succumbed. The deceased gentleman was a native of Falmouth, in Cornwall, and was born in 1860. After leaving school he was engaged in farming pursuits at St. Colombo until his 20th year. Arriving in Queensland in 1881, he entered the employ of Messrs S. Allen and Sons, Ltd., at Charters Towers. After a few years of station experience in the west, he again returned to the employ of Messrs Allen and Sons, and only left them to enter into the business of licensed victualler at Charters Towers. Some 14 years ago he came to Townsville and took over the Queen’s Hotel, which he has since successfully run as the leading hotel of the north. The deceased gentleman entered the City Council in 1906 as representative of the East Ward, which position he held until his death. In 1912, owing to the Council being unable to agree upon a Mayor, he was appointed to the position by the Governor-in-Council and carried out the duties of his office well. Alderman Tyack was never a great talker, and his speeches at the Council table were of the briefest and to the point. But of his practical work, the bandstand on the Strand is an instance. For some years past the deceased gentleman interested himself in raising money for this purpose, and though he succeeded in getting the work done, he did not see its completion, as the finishing touches are now only being made. During his residence in Charters Towers, Mr Tyack married the daughter of Mr Simon Fraser, a well-known Towers resident, and this lady is now left a widow with two young sons. The funeral takes place at 11.30 this morning, when the deceased will be interred in the Old Cemetery.

The Townsville Daily Bulletin, Wednesday 30 July 1913
(Queensland, Australia)

The Late Alderman J. H. Tyack
The respect in which the later Alderman J. H. Tyack was held was evidenced in his funeral, which was one of the largest ever seen in Townsville. The cortege, which left the residence of the deceased on the Strand, was headed by a massed band including members of the several town bands, and the “Dead March in Saul” was played en route. All business places along the main street were closed as the funeral passed, and flags were all at half-mast. The wreaths sent by friends of the deceased were so numerous that a special carriage had to be utilised to carry those which could not be placed upon the hearse. The interment took place at the old cemetery, where the burial service was impressively recited by the Rev. Cannon F. G. Williams. The attendance at the funeral included nearly all the brother aldermen of the deceased, members of the Shire Council and other public bodies, the officers and employees of the City Council, and representatives of all classes of the community. besides a number of friends from Charters Towers and the west. Wreaths were sent by the following:—The residents of the Queen’s Hotel, residents Metropolitan Hotel (Charters Towers), staff, Queen’s Hotel, Mayor and Aldermen of City Council, Thuringowa Shire Council, Officers Townsville City Council and Water Authority, Townsville Rugby Union, Townsville Licensed Victuallers’ Association, president and committee Townsville P.A. and L. Association, Officers Bank of New South Wales, Messrs Burns, Philp and Co., Messrs Thomas Brown and Sons, Smellie and Co., Garbutts Ltd., McKimmin and Richardson, Brownhill, Kirk and Co., Mr S. H. Thorp (Charters Towers), Mr and Mrs R. Donnan (Mackay), Mr S Hodgson, Dr Ahearne and Nurse McIntosh, Mr J. Pease, Miss Gauvin (Charters Towers), Mr and Mrs J. N. Parkes, Mr G. McLennan and family, Mr and Mrs Murdo Cameron and family, Mr and Mrs Gerald Gordon, Mr and Mrs John Marsland (Charters Towers), Mr and Mrs Geo. Haseler, Mr and Mrs R. A. Cameron, Mr and Mrs W. Bartlam, Hon. John and Mrs Deane and family, Judge and Mrs Jameson. Mr H. Glynn Connolly, Mr and Mrs H. Coldham (Lammermoor), Mr H. Crothers (Bibel), Mr John Allingham (Hillgrove), Mr and Mrs Hulbert, Mr and Mrs R. J. Douglas and Mrs Ball, Mr J. Lynch, Mr and Mrs T. E. Thorpe, Mrs G. A. Roberts and family, Mr and Mrs R. A. Talbot, Mr and Mrs J. C. Low, Nurse Margaret Monaghan, Mr and Mrs P. V. Armarti and family, Pupils Townsville Grammar School, Mr and Mrs J. Donaldson and family, Mr and Mrs Duncan and family, Mr and Mrs C. Hannaford, Mrs K. Sheppard, Mr and Mrs W. E. Blackwell, Mr and Mrs Gerald Allen, Mr and Mrs Taylor (Rockwood), Mr and Mrs Bruce Watson, Mr and Mrs Montgomery, Mr and Mrs J. Keiry and family, Mr and Mrs G. Sullivan, Mr and Mrs T. Rush, Mr and Mrs E. C. Jordan, Mr R. C. Watson, Mr and Mrs A. Reye, Mr and Mrs W. Holmes, Mr R. Kellock, Mr and Mrs Donald Gordon, Mr H. Armit, Mr and Mrs Wasley, Mr and Mrs G. Hulbert, Mr and Mrs H. Schmidt, Mr and Mrs J. M. Hopkins, Mr and Mrs Tashima, Miss Martin and Nurse Trehearne, Mr and Mrs T. Lowth and family, Mr and Mrs H. Codingley, Mr J. Raff, Mr J. Nuttall, Mr and Mrs S. Henlein, Mr T. A. Gulliver, Miss S. Gulliver, Mrs Mackay, Mr and Mrs J. Hodel, Mrs E. Hunt, Mr G. V. Padula, Mr and Mrs R. A. Wakeford, Miss Wakeford, Mr C. R. Wood, Harry, Silva.

The Queenslander, Saturday 2 August 1913
(Queensland, Australia)

Alderman J. H. Tyack, who was well known throughout Queensland as the licensee of the Queen’s Hotel, died this afternoon after a short illness, the cause of death being bronchial catarrh (our Townsville correspondent wired last night). Deceased was a native of Cornwall, and was 53 years of age. He arrived in North Queensland in 1881, and spent some years in pastoral work, and the balance of his time at Charters Towers and Townsville as a licensed victualler. The late Mr. Tyack was mayor last year. He leaves a widow and two young sons.

The Townsville Daily Bulletin, Friday 1 March 1912
(Queensland, Australia)

THE TOWNSVILLE MAYORALTY
ALDERMAN J. H. TYACK APPOINTED
(By Telegraph)
BRISBANE, February 29
The Governor-in-Council to-day appointed John H. Tyack Mayor of Townsville.
[Alderman J. H. Tyack was born at Falmouth, in Cornwall, in 1860, and after leaving school was engaged in farming pursuits at St. Columb, in the same county, up till his twentieth year. He arrived in Queensland in 1881, when he entered the employ of Messrs S. Allen and Sons, Ltd., at Charters Towers. For some years he was engaged in the pastoral industry in the west, but ultimately returned to the employ of Messrs S. Allen and Sons. After a number of years spent with that firm he became licensed victualler, first at Charters Towers, and for many years now has conducted the Queen’s Hotel, Townsville, the leading hotel in the north. Alderman Tyack, though he has had lengthy service in the Council, having been elected four times for East Ward unopposed, is now commencing his first term in the Mayoral chair, having on several previous occasions declined nomination. The new Mayor is not heard much in debate at the Council, contenting himself with a few sentences, which, however, leave no doubt as to his views on any subject.]

Contributed by Bob Bolitho