VPRS 5224 Mining Registrar's Registers of Residence Areas, Ararat Mining Division

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".Details given are the registration number and date, the name of the person, the number of the miner's right and its date, a description of the allotment, the town or the parish and any remarks or references to other volumes. Any changes of ownership are shown. The areas referred to are those in the vicinity of Wedderburn.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.The volumes in this series were originally registered as VPRS 698, units 3 and 4.