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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/9/15 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Thomas Edward Pressley, aged 66, Ripper at Westthorpe |
| Date | 1959 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Not given
Address: 42 Bridge Street, Killamarsh
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injury - arm
Further information: Detailed typed A4 sheet headed: 'Wages of Rippers: Westthorpe Colliery, Thorncliffe Seam' for the 4 weeks of February 1959. Pressley was noted as retired 1 February 1958 after his final occupation of Gate Cleaner and his grounds of appeal included: 'the reason of my retirement was because of being unable to attend my work regularly even in the nature of light duties'. His stated occupation in 1949 was colliery repairer and this was the benchmark used to assess loss of earnings. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |