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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/8/10 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Willie Burton, aged 42, Coal cutterman at [colliery not stated] |
| Date | 1959 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Not given
Address: 6 Needham Street, Codnor
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Not given
Further information: This case relates to a claim for Special Hardship Allowance. The claimant returened to his pre-accident work as a coal cutterman on 21 September 1959 and reported it on 28 September 1959. Special Hardship Allowance was then disallowed and an overpayment of 34/- arose. There is a transcript of correspondence included in the Appeal referral, and an extract states 'I really thought I acted in quite good faith when the Allowance was drawn [...]' There is also a note attached from the Insurance Officer's submission regarding the question of wages and payment in arrears. On 18 November 1959 the tribunal allowed the appeal. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |