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Charles William Lyall (1903–1976)

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Charles William Lyall (1904–1976) butcher and trade union activist

Birth: 27 December 1903 at White Hill, Bendigo, Victoria, son of native-born parents Henry Govett Lyall (1867-1930), butcher, and Mary Jane, née Fraser (1872-1946). Marriage: 1926 at Bendigo, Victoria, to Jean Elizabeth Hardy (1904-1988), born in Bendigo. They had one daughter and two sons. Death: 13 July 1976 at Bendigo; usual residence Ophir Street, Golden Square. Religion: Methodist. 

  • Member of the Bendigo branch of the Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union, and treasurer, for more than fifty years. President on several occasions.
  • Member of the Australian Labor Party’s Golden Square branch for forty years. Member Eppalock Committee, the Sound Shell Committee, and the Olympic Pool Committee.
  • Cause of death: coronary occlusion (10 minutes) and coronary arteriosclerosis (6 years).

Sources
Meat Employees’ Journal, July-August 1976, p 25.

Citation details

'Lyall, Charles William (1903–1976)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lyall-charles-william-34681/text43636, accessed 10 October 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

27 December, 1903
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Death

13 July, 1976 (aged 72)
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

Occupation
Key Organisations
Political Activism