VPRS 19418 Mining Registrar's Index to Residence Areas, Beechworth Mining Division

This series lists holders of residence area rights within the Beechworth Mining Division of the Beechworth Mining District with the number of their right.  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". 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. It is unclear whether any volumes pre or post date the volumes currently in archival custody.

本系列名录收录了比奇沃思矿区（Beechworth Mining District）下辖的比奇沃思采矿分区（Beechworth Mining Division）内的居住区权利持有人及其权利编号。1935年以前，依据《矿业法》（Mines Act），持有矿工权利凭证可享有的一项核心特权，便是可在金矿区内占用至多1英亩的土地作为居所。占用该居住区土地的人员，“在法律上被视为拥有该地块及其附属财产”。1935年，随着《1935年土地（居住区）法》（Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935）的颁布，居住区土地的占用权利范围扩大至所有王室土地（Crown lands），相关权利划归《土地法》（Land Act）管辖，不再适用《矿业法》。目前尚不清楚是否存在早于或晚于当前馆藏档案卷册的相关卷宗。