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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/8/9 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Harry Arras Burley, aged 42, Stripper at [colliery not stated] |
| Date | 1959 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Widowed
Address: Not given, Not given
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Hernia
Further information: According to the Summary of facts the claimant felt a pain in his right groin when lifting a steel bar. Following this he claimed Disablement Benefit and Special Hardship Allowance. At the time the claimant was on 'general face oddwork, earning an average of £13.0.0. per week as compared with pre-accident wage of £19.12.6.' The claim for Special Hardship Allowance was was disallowed from 11 November 1959 on the grounds that he was capable of working as a stripper. A Medical Board had awarded a lifetime assessment of 3 per cent. The tribunal decision of 4 November 1959 was in the claimant's favour. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |