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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/8/10
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for Willie Burton, aged 42, Coal cutterman at [colliery not stated]
Date1959
DescriptionDate 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.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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