VPRS 4574 Court Of Mines Registers

Courts of Mines were constituted in each mining district. Although there was only one Court of Mines constituted in each district, the court may have sat at several different locations. Each Court of Mines was presided over by a Judge who was usually also a County Court Judge. Courts of Mines heard and ruled upon a wide range of mining related disputes including disputes over the entitlements of partners, shareholders and employees of mining enterprises. They also acted as courts of appeal against decisions of Mining Wardens regarding territory-related matters such as disputes about the boundaries of claims and leases. Courts of Mines were not responsible for issuing Miner's Rights, surveying or registering claims or granting mining leases. These activities were the responsibility of district mining officials.Courts of Mines continued to operate until 1969, although the volume of business diminished in the twentieth century. In 1969 the Mines (Abolition of Courts) Act abolished Courts of Mines and transferred their jurisdiction to County Courts.A register of the decrees (orders) of the Court of Mines was kept at each place the Court sat. For example, in the Beechworth Mining District separate registers are known to have been kept at Alexandra, Yackandandah, Beechworth, Bright and Mansfield.Court of Mines Registers record details of the number and date of each complaint or case before the court, the names and addresses of the plaintiff and defendant, the nature of the complaint, the amount or value of the complaint, details of court fees, the decree (ie. order), date of carrying out the order and other remarks.The two volumes in this series were originally registered as units 3 & 4 of VPRS 725.Volumes are fragile and need conservation work.

各采矿区均设立矿业法庭（Courts of Mines）。
尽管每个采矿区仅设一处矿业法庭，但该法庭可在多个不同地点开庭审理案件。
每处矿业法庭均由一名法官主持，该法官通常同时兼任郡法院法官。
矿业法庭负责审理并裁决各类采矿相关纠纷，涵盖采矿企业合伙人、股东及雇员的权利纠纷。
此外，矿业法庭还可作为上诉法庭，对矿业典狱官就领地相关事项（如采矿权边界与租赁协议纠纷）作出的裁决进行复审。
矿业法庭不负责颁发矿工证（Miner's Rights）、勘测采矿权、办理采矿权登记，或批准采矿租赁协议。
上述事务均由各区矿业官员负责办理。
矿业法庭的运作一直持续至1969年，尽管其业务量在20世纪已逐渐缩减。
1969年，《矿业（法庭废止）法案》（Mines (Abolition of Courts) Act）正式废除矿业法庭，并将其司法管辖权移交至郡法院。
矿业法庭的裁决（命令）登记簿在其开庭的每个地点均有留存。
例如，在比奇沃斯采矿区，已知分别在亚历山德拉、亚坎丹达、比奇沃斯、布莱特和曼斯菲尔德留存有独立的登记簿。
矿业法庭登记簿会记录法庭受理的每起投诉或案件的编号与日期、原告与被告的姓名及地址、投诉事由、投诉金额或标的价值、法庭费用详情、裁决（即命令）内容、命令执行日期及其他备注信息。
本系列中的两卷原登记为VPRS 725的第3单元与第4单元。
这两卷卷宗较为脆弱，需进行保护修复工作。