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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/2/33/1 |
| Title | Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Richard Ernest Newman, aged 64, Miner at Shipley, relating to an Industrial Accident |
| Date | 1954 |
| Description | Date of birth: 05/10/1889
Marital status: Married
Address: 22 Thorpes Road, Heanor
Type of injury: Injury to eye
Description of accident: Walking down the main road and hit derrick
Further information: An Opthalmic Surgeon's report is included as well as a letter received 16 June 1954 from the claimant's wife to Mr Kitts asking if the payment could be made as a lump sum, as 'things have been rather hard for us.' A reply explains that a lump sum is only paid under a 20 per cent assessment. A further letter dated 24 June 1954 from the claimant's wife states 'I am worried, and carnt understand these things.' |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |