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William Beaney
| Age: | 53 |
| Died: | 14th Jul 1922 |
| Accident: | 13th Jul 1922 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1869 |
| Colliery: | Urpeth, C Pit |
| Company: | |
| Occupation: | Stoneman |
| Notes: | injured lifting a full tub |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 28th August 1922 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department
Report of Proceedings
of Special Metting of
Arbitration Committee Meeting
held in the
The Coal Trade Offices, Newcastle-on-Tyne
On Monday, August 28th 1922
Partial Dependency Cases.
1578. Urpeth C. William Beaney, 55, stoneman.
Died on July 14th, 1922, as the result of injuries alleged to have been received to his abdomen on July 13th, 1922, through lifting a full tub on to the way.
The family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 54 | Stoneman | 1 | 11 | 9 | Received house and coals |
| Widow | 49 | |||||
| Daughter | 30 | |||||
| Son | 22 | Hewer | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Daughter | 17 | |||||
| Grand-daughter | 1 | |||||
| 3 | 12 | 7 | ||||
He had been employed for 49 weeks subsequent to the national strike, and had earned on an average £2/7/11 per week.
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Three years' earnings on this average | 373 | 15 | 0 |
| House and coals | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| £412 | 15 | 0 |
Claim made by the widow.
The Owners resisted the case on the grounds that death was due to the rupture of a duodenal ulcer.
The Committee failed to agree and it will be for our side to determine what further action will be taken.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/3, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol III covering Jan-Dec 1922
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