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Series VPRS 5448
Registers of Residence Areas, Ballarat District, Central Division
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Date Range: Series 1883 - 1936
  Series in Custody 1883 - 1936
  Contents 1883 - 1936
Public Access: Part Open
Location: Ballarat
Format of Records: Physical
 
Agency which created this SeriesAgency which created this Series
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Date Range Agency Title Agency Number
1883 - 1895 Department of Mines (also known as the Mining Department) VA 2719
1905 - 1909 Department of Mines and Water Supply VA 2720
1909 - 1936 Mines Department (also known as Department of Mines and Mining Department) VA 612
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2002 - cont Department of Sustainability and Environment VA 4554
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  • How to use the Records
    Consult Consignment Details.

  • Function / Content
    One of the privileges conferred by Section 5 of the Mines Act 1865 and subsequent Mines Acts was that the holder of a miner's right could reside 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". This meant that the resident had all the responsibilities and rights of an owner. Rights of residence could be transferred or cancelled.

    With the passing of the Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935 the right of occupation of residence areas was broadened to include all Crown lands, not only those in mining areas and with administration placed under the Land Act rather than the Mines Act.

    Details in this series are the number allocated at registration (the certificate number), the date of registration, the name of the holder, the number and date of issue of the miner's right, a description of the allotment and any remarks. These could be with respect to transfers, cancellations, payments to be made or the alteration of areas. Transfer numbers were indexed in the Index of Transfers with transfers being often cross-referenced between the volumes.

  • Recordkeeping System
    Entries are in sequential number order with transfers interspersed with new allocations in later volumes. An alphabetical index of names giving surnames and given names and the page of entry is at the front of the volume.
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Date Range Series Title Series Number
1874 - 1936 Index to Residence Area Rights, Ballarat District, Central Division VPRS 15678
1882 - 1936 Index to Transferees of Residence Area Rights, Ballarat District, Central Division VPRS 15685
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Consignment Number Contents Date Range Public Access No. of Units
P0000 1883 - 1936 Part Open 28
Indexes and RegistersIndexes and Registers
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Date Range Series Title Series Number
1874 - 1936 Index to Residence Area Rights, Ballarat District, Central Division VPRS 15678
1882 - 1936 Index to Transferees of Residence Area Rights, Ballarat District, Central Division VPRS 15685
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