VPRS 6432 Notice of Application for Registration of Residence Areas and Business Sites, 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. This series, primarily for Ballarat contains the duplicate of the certification by the Mining Registrar of the application for the residence area or business site in an auriferous (i.e gold-bearing) area. Details given are the number of the certificate, the date and time of the application, the name of the applicant, the location and extent of the land and where appropriate any street frontage and its length and the number of the miner's right held by the applicant.

1865年《矿业法》及后续相关矿业法案第5条所赋予的特权之一，是矿工权利（miner's right）持有者可在金矿区至多占用1英亩土地作为居所。占据该居所区域的人员“在法律上被视为拥有……此类……地块及其上的财产”，这意味着居住者享有与土地所有者完全对等的权利与责任。居住权可被转让或注销。随着1935年《土地（居所区域）法案》的通过，居所区域的占用权利被扩展至所有王室土地（Crown lands），不再局限于矿区，其管理职责也改由《土地法》而非《矿业法》承担。本数据集系列主要收录巴拉腊特（Ballarat）地区的相关档案，包含矿业登记官对含金（auriferous，即产金）区域内居所或经营场地申请出具的认证副本。所记录的详情包括：证书编号、申请日期与时间、申请人姓名、土地位置与范围，若适用还包含相关街道临街面及其长度，以及申请人所持矿工权利证书的编号。