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Local Appeal Tribunal case file for John Byrne, aged 62, Packer at Oxcroft

Catalogue reference: D1920/2/1/4/7

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D1920/2/1/4/7
Title
Local Appeal Tribunal case file for John Byrne, aged 62, Packer at Oxcroft
Date
1955
Description

Date of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 11 West Street, Clowne
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injury - hand
Further information: Claimant had 'lost' two fingers of the other hand due to an old injury. Since accident back ripping. He stated: 'Never been packing since accident. I should like to do so because of more pay - about 8s 6d per day'. NUM representative in evidence: ' Packing is a skilled experienced man's job [...] a dangerous and heavy job. [...] a two-handed job - much heavy levering to get steel props in for support of roof. Then put packs on'.

Held by
Derbyshire Record Office
Creator(s)
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
Physical description
1 file
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/19147ab3-9760-4714-bd22-f9275efaa98b/

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Local Appeal Tribunal case file for John Byrne, aged 62, Packer at Oxcroft