Difference between revisions of "Gold License"
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| − | [[File:M8127-wikii.jpg|800px|thumb|right|''Gold License,'' University of Ballarat Historical Collection.]] | + | [[File:M8127-wikii.jpg|800px|thumb|right|''Gold License, 1852'' University of Ballarat Historical Collection.]] |
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Any adult male on the goldfields was required to hold a current license whether they were searching for gold or not. | Any adult male on the goldfields was required to hold a current license whether they were searching for gold or not. | ||
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| + | In 1854 the regulations on the license were: | ||
| + | :1. This license is to be carried on the person and produced whenever demanded by any Commissioner, Peace Office, or other duly authorised person, and is not transferable. | ||
| + | :2. No Mining will be permitted where it wold be destructive of only line of road which it is necessary to maintain, and which shall be determined by any Commission, nor within such distance around any store as it may be necessary to reserve for access to it. | ||
| + | :3. It is enjoined that all persons on the Gold Fields maintain a due and proper observance of Sundays. | ||
== Gold License Fees == | == Gold License Fees == | ||
| − | A Victorian Gold License cost 30 shillings per month. | + | A Victorian Gold License cost 30 shillings per month. In 1854 it was possible to purchase a gold license for a three month period for two pounds. |
Revision as of 17:07, 12 June 2013
Gold License Regulations
It was illegal to dig for gold without a current license.
Any adult male on the goldfields was required to hold a current license whether they were searching for gold or not.
In 1854 the regulations on the license were:
- 1. This license is to be carried on the person and produced whenever demanded by any Commissioner, Peace Office, or other duly authorised person, and is not transferable.
- 2. No Mining will be permitted where it wold be destructive of only line of road which it is necessary to maintain, and which shall be determined by any Commission, nor within such distance around any store as it may be necessary to reserve for access to it.
- 3. It is enjoined that all persons on the Gold Fields maintain a due and proper observance of Sundays.
Gold License Fees
A Victorian Gold License cost 30 shillings per month. In 1854 it was possible to purchase a gold license for a three month period for two pounds.
Digger Hunts
Reform
The Gold License was replaced with the Miner's Right on 01 May 1855.
