NRS-4328 | Register of gold lease applications

The information given in this register includes: number of application, date, names of applicants, area, deposit, report, when forwarded to the Commissioner in Charge, date of lease, when received from Commissioner in Charge, and date when sent to applicants. The Bathurst application number is also usually noted (in red ink). The volume also includes gold lease applications for the period after the Mining Act of 1874 came into force (1 May 1874) by which the management of the gold fields was transferred to the Department of Mines. (7/218 part). 1 vol (part). Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.