Local Appeal Tribunal case file for William Munkley, aged 50, Timber drawer at Markham Main Date of birth: Marital status: Not given Address: Not given, Not given Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance Type of injury: Pneumoconiosis Further information: From July 1952 claimant was working as a Stores Attendant - NCB Markham Colliery. On 18 November 1955 the Pneumoconiosis Medical Board diagnosed the disease and assesssed disablement at 20 per cent provisionally. It was not disputed that a return to the old job was possible, but earnings evidence was compared to the timber drawer's rate of pay (which had been subject to an increase since 1952). 1956