Record series
Mining Registrar's Index to Residence Areas, Beechworth Mining Division
VPRS 19418
1897 - 1936
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Beechworth
Agencies
This record series was created by:
Beechworth Mining District ( VA3145 ): 1897 - 1936
Agencies responsible for this record series: Date Range
Series date range: 1897 - 1936
Series in custody:
1897 - 1936
Contents in custody:
Function / Content
This series lists holders of residence area rights within the Beechworth Mining Division of the Beechworth Mining District with the number of their right.One of the privileges under the Mines Act, conferred by the holding of a miner's right until 1935 was that of residence on up to one acre on a gold-fields area. Those occupying a residence area were "deemed in law to be possessed ... of such ... parcels ... and the property therein".
From 1935, with the passing of the Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935 the right of occupation of residence areas was broadened to all Crown lands and placed under the Land Act rather than the Mines Act.
It is unclear whether any volumes pre or post date the volumes currently in archival custody.
How to use the records
These records are available online. The hard copy records are available through the Robert O'Hara Burke Museum, Beechworth.Use the alphabetical sections within the volumes to find entries by surname of the individual holding a residence area right.
