Unique IDPE-002209SurnameLyallGiven namesRobert RDeath date23rd October 1882Death date qualifierexactBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1881-1882Biographical noteBiographical details:
Died 23 October 1882, tramway accident - Coroner's Inquest [ref: Evening News 25 October 1882]
Council vote gratuity for children – six months’ salary - £120 - October [ref: Newcastle Morning Herald, 28 October]; [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald 1 November 1882 p9]
Subscription list raised £240 - to control of trustees for children [ref: SMH 18 December 1882 p7]
1889 Letter to Council from E Parkinson, daughter re gratuity - ref to Mr Green - probably re subscription [ref: 26/233/594]
Death notice: LYALL.—October 23, by tramway accident, Mr. Robert R. Lyall, of City Surveyor's Department, Sydney, aged 50 years. Universally respected. [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald 26 October 1882]
Tram accident reports & inquest: [ref: Evening News (Sydney) 25 October 1882 p5]; [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald 25 October 1882 p9]; [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald 26 October 1882 p4]
Details from contemporary sources:
1881 Mayor's Report - December 1881 - Temporary appointment, lieu Burrowes [ref: 21/16/69 [393]]
1881 Memo, December [ref: 26/181/2329]
1882 Salaries of officers 1882 - Schedule of salaries [ref: 22/22/54]
1882 Memo, January [ref: 26/182/079]
1882 Finance Committee recommends gratuity for children - October - 4/5 children in Victoria [ref: 22/24/31]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-002570
