VPRS 1637 Mining Registrar's Registers of Residence Areas, Maryborough Mining Division

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".Details given are the registration number and date, the name of the person, the number of the miner's right and its date, a description of the allotment, the town or the parish and any remarks or references to other volumes. Any changes of ownership are shown. The areas referred to are those in the vicinity of Maryborough. Unit 1 of ther series includes the Majorca Division as well as the Maryborough Division.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.

1935年以前，依据《矿业法》（Mines Act），持有矿工权（miner's right）可享有的一项特权，是可在金矿区（gold-fields area）占用至多1英亩（acre）土地作为居所。凡占用居所用地者，“在法律上被视为拥有……此类……地块……及其上的财产”。该数据集记录的细节包括：登记编号与登记日期、持有人姓名、矿工权编号及其核发日期、地块描述、所在城镇或教区，以及各类备注或对其他卷宗的引用信息，同时记录所有权变更情况。本次涉及的区域均位于马里伯勒（Maryborough）周边。该系列的第一单元涵盖马约尔加分区（Majorca Division）与马里伯勒分区。1935年《土地（居所用地）法》（Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935）颁布后，居所用地的占用权被扩展至所有王室土地（Crown lands），并划归《土地法》（Land Act）管辖，不再隶属于《矿业法》。