VPRS 15678 Index to Residence Area Rights, Ballarat Central Mining Division

One of the privileges conferred by Section 5 of the Mines Act 1865 and subsequent Mines Acts was that the holder of a miner's right could reside 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". This meant that the resident had all the responsibilities and rights of an owner. Rights of residence could be transferred or cancelled. With the passing of the Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935 the right of occupation of residence areas was broadened to include all Crown lands, not only those in mining areas and with administration placed under the Land Act rather than the Mines Act. Details given are the names of holders of residence area rights firstly by surname and then by given name and then the number of the certificate of the right of residence.

1865年《矿业法》及后续《矿业法》第5条所赋予的一项特权为：持有矿工权利（miner's right）者，可在金矿区内占用至多1英亩土地作为居住用地。占用居住区域的人员“在法律上被视为享有该类地块及其上财产的所有权”。这意味着居住者承担与土地所有权人完全一致的责任，并享有同等权利。居住权可进行转让或注销。随着1935年《土地（居住区域）法》的颁布，居住区域的占用权利范围被扩大至涵盖所有王室土地，不再仅局限于矿区内的土地，且其管理权责也由《矿业法》调整至《土地法》框架下。本次数据集收录的详细信息为居住区域权利持有人的姓名，排序规则为先姓氏、后名字，随后为居住权证书的编号。