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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/4/7 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for John Byrne, aged 62, Packer at Oxcroft |
| Date | 1955 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 11 West Street, Clowne
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injury - hand
Further information: Claimant had 'lost' two fingers of the other hand due to an old injury. Since accident back ripping. He stated: 'Never been packing since accident. I should like to do so because of more pay - about 8s 6d per day'. nUM representative in eveidence: ' Packing is a skilled experienced man's job [...] a dangerous and heavy job. [...] a two-handed job - much heavy levering to get steel props in for support of roof. Then put packs on'. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |