- Miner's Right
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The Miner's Right was introduced in 1855 in the colony of Victoria, replacing the Miner's Licence. Protests in 1853 at Bendigo with the formation of the Anti-Gold Licence Association and the rebellion of Eureka Stockade in December 1854 at Ballarat led to reform of the system with a cheaper annual fee of £1, the right to mine gold, the right to vote, and the right to own land. Previously the mining licence was eight pounds a year.
In Ballarat as at 1978 some houses were still held with the tenure associated with a miner's right.[1]
Other Australian colonies and New Zealand soon replaced the licensing system with Miner's Rights also.
References
- ^ Bate, Weston (1978). Lucky City: The First Generation at Ballarat: 1851 - 1901. Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-522-84157-0.
- Museum of Victoria information (brief) with images
- Australian Federal Government Eureka Stockade information
- The Eureka Rebellion published by the Australian National Republicans
Categories:- Mining in Australia
- History of Australia (1851–1900)
- Legal history of Australia
- Mining law and governance
- Australia stubs
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