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Lawrence Smith
| Age: | 59 |
| Died: | 29th Jun 1922 |
| Accident: | 29th Jun 1922 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1863 |
| Colliery: | Ouston |
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| Occupation: | Stoneman |
| Notes: | injuries to his chest whilst lifting a stone |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 14th August 1922 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department
Report of Proceedings
of
Arbitration Committee Meeting
held in the
The Coal Trade Offices, Newcastle-on-Tyne
On Monday, August 14th 1922
Resisted Cases.
1568. Ouston E. Lawrence Smith, 59, stoneman.
Died on 29th June, 1922, as the result of injuries alleged to have been received to his chest on the same day whilst lifting a stone.
The family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 59 | Stoneman | 1 | 14 | 2 | Also received rent and coals |
| Widow | 52 | |||||
| Daughter | 24 | |||||
| Daughter | 22 | |||||
| Daughter | 18 | Servant | 0 | 10 | 0 | Living away from home |
| Daughter | 16 | |||||
| Daughter | 9 | |||||
Deceased had been employed for 50 weeks subsequent to the national strike, and had earned on an average £2/6/6 per week.
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Three years’ earnings on this average | 362 | 14 | 0 |
| Rent and coals | 49 | 14 | 6 |
| £412 | 8 | 6 |
Claim made by the widow.
The Owners resisted the claim.
Adjourned to enable our Solicitor to interview the local Doctor who made the past mortem examination.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/3, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol III covering Jan-Dec 1922
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| Arbitration Committee — 11th September 1922 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department
Report of Proceedings
of
Arbitration Committee Meeting
held in the
The Coal Trade Offices, Newcastle-on-Tyne
On Monday, September 11th 1922
1568. Ouston E. Lawrence Smith, 59, stoneman.
Died on 29th June, 1922, as the result of injuries alleged to have been received to his chest on the same day whilst lifting a stone.
The family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 59 | Stoneman | 1 | 14 | 2 | Also received rent and coals |
| Widow | 52 | |||||
| Daughter | 24 | |||||
| Daughter | 22 | |||||
| Daughter | 18 | Servant | 0 | 10 | 0 | Living away from home |
| Daughter | 16 | |||||
| Daughter | 9 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Deceased had been employed for 50 weeks subsequent to the National Strike, and had earned on an average £2 6s. 6d. per week.
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Three years' earnings on this average | 362 | 14 | 0 |
| Rent and coals | 49 | 14 | 6 |
| £412 | 8 | 6 |
Claim made by the widow.
The case was before the Committee on 14th August, when it was adjourned to obtain medical evidence.
We could not get medical evidence to substantiate our claim and the case was therefore disallowed.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/3, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol III covering Jan-Dec 1922
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