Thomas Francis Hyland (c. 1831 – 1 March 1920) was a businessman of Victoria, Australia, instrumental in turning Penfolds Wines from a cottage industry to an Australian icon.
He migrated to Australia at the time of the gold rush, worked at the diggings, and in 1853[1] gained employment as a warder at Pentridge Stockade then the hulk President,[2] was promoted to chief warder of the hulk Success,[3] was transferred to Collingwood Stockade, then governor of Portland Gaol, finally to become around 1868 the notoriously hard-driving[4][3] governor of Castlemaine Gaol.
She was not a strong child, and her parents believed the clear air and moderate climate of Magill would be beneficial to her health.
[10] A strong bond grew between the two: Inez was a brilliant and imaginative child and Mary encouraged her writing, especially her poetry.
On 14 September 1881 they signed an arrangement: that Hyland should be Penfolds' accountant and their marketing agent for Victoria, where he would continue to live, leaving Mary to run the winery, and receive 10% of profits.