... Colliery, who was stated to have been brought out of the Army through the instrumentality of Mr. H. A. Abbott (H.M. Inspector Mines and chairman the Colliery Recruiting Court) to domestic hardship, was granted one month's exemption. Similar concession was ...

... August, 1915, when he went into Iroland Pit. and subsequently Grass moor, where he is now employed. His reason for leaving the mine was that he was working in water at Avenue Pit, and he was ordered the doctor to get a dry job. Adjourned for the production ...

... at a sitting of the Derbyshire Colliery Recruiting Court at Chesterfield on Friday. Mr. H. A. Abbott (lI.M. Inspector of Mines) presided. Mr. Frank Lee (Derbyshire Miners’ Association) and Mr. S. Cursley (National Service Representative) were also present ...

... Hadley (19), Grade I Barrow Hill, miner Ireland Colliery, adjourned; Joseph Holmes, locked-oul miner from the Ashover lead mines, certificate withdrawn, the man to rely on his protection card. Mr. C. W. Kendall presided, and there were also present Messrs ...

... Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Hospital. majority 52,615 Welsh miner* hare voted in favour the comb-out of military from the mines ...

... Colliery Recruiting Court sat at Chesterfield Friday and dealt with a number of combed out cases. Mr. H. A. Abbot (Inspector of Mines) presided, and Mr. Frank Lee was present behalf the Derbyshire Miners’ Association. Lieutenant S. Cursley attended as National ...

... publican and miner, iiirchwood lane, JSon\®rcotes. The applicant, who was an experienced miner, was instructed him work the mine, and the weak alter i.© had received hi» exemption started work at Birchwood Colliery. At meeting the Tribunal Monday, prodded ...

... examination. He had now been passed in Grade 3. he was in delicate health, the father’s claim was allowed. Combed out of the mine, a Clowne man, aged who was widower with two girls, aged and 15, and who was passed 81, said it would serious domestic hardship ...

... No. I, 39, married and two children, was told that the Court had option but to disallow his claim, as h© had been out oi the mine nearly seven years. Commencing at Bolsover in 1908, he came out to insurance work, his reason being an Injury to the right ...

... them two years ago from Matlock, where he was doing stone heading underground, which was a very similar occupation to coal mining. He was a very regular and reliable workman and was head man in charge of a gang. An additional reason for his retention was ...

... recreation, When you start you will find it is so, and tho healthy recreation will counteract the conditions which you work the mine. Applicant; A man wants much sleep as he can get when he is out the pit. Lieutenant Cursley: But you don’t sleep directly after ...

... real occupation, two well-known players W. Simmons (Sheffield XJnited) and J.* Birch (Nottingham Forest) were combed out of mines in the Blackwell district, in which they had been working since 1915. They appealed now, asserting that they had been miners ...