This gallery showcases a variety of Miner’s Rights, dating from 1872 to 1928. Click on the images below to see the larger images and transcriptions of the documents. … [Read more...] about Gallery of Miner’s Rights
Miner’s Rights (subject)
No. XXXVII.: An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Gold Fields [1855 law, Colony of Victoria]
[Editor: This law, passed in 1855 in the Colony of Victoria, brought into being the Miner’s Right and associated rules and regulations. The headings in square brackets are the section titles or explanatory notes printed in the margins of the document beside those … [Read more...] about No. XXXVII.: An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Gold Fields [1855 law, Colony of Victoria]
A Miner’s Song [song, 26 September 1938]
[Editor: This song was published in the “On the Track” section in The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld.), 26 September 1938. The song mentions the Miner’s Right.] A Miner’s Song. My Miner’s Right is numbered nine one nine, And my tent is an eight by ten; I camp on … [Read more...] about A Miner’s Song [song, 26 September 1938]
The Miner’s Right [7 October 1899]
[Editor: This article, about the Miner’s Right and socialism, was published in The Worker (Sydney, NSW), 7 October 1899.] The Miner’s Right To-day I am enjoying to some extent the blessings of genuine Socialism, or by whatever you like to call the true partnership of the … [Read more...] about The Miner’s Right [7 October 1899]
The elective franchise and Miners’ Right [letter from Vincent Pike, 12 June 1855]
[Editor: This letter, regarding the Miner’s Right, and voting rights for miners, was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 June 1855.] The elective franchise and Miners’ Right. (Per favor of the Age.) To the Mining and other License-paying residents on the … [Read more...] about The elective franchise and Miners’ Right [letter from Vincent Pike, 12 June 1855]
Enfranchisement of the diggers [25 May 1855]
[Editor: This article, regarding the Miner’s Right, was published in The Mount Alexander Mail (CastlemaineVic.), 25 May 1855.] Enfranchisement of the diggers. Our readers will remember that in March, 1854, an act was passed by the Legislative Council, the object of which … [Read more...] about Enfranchisement of the diggers [25 May 1855]
The “Miner’s Right” [23 May 1855]
[Editor: This article, regarding the Miner’s Right, was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 23 May 1855.] The “Miner’s Right.” In striking and gratifying contrast to the inconsistent, abortive, but always mischievous imbecilities of the Legislative Council, inflicted … [Read more...] about The “Miner’s Right” [23 May 1855]
The law of the gold fields [10 May 1855]
[Editor: This article, regarding the Gold Fields’ Commission of Enquiry and the Miner’s Right, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 May 1855.] The law of the gold fields. Another of the bills originating in the report of the Gold-fields Commission was … [Read more...] about The law of the gold fields [10 May 1855]
Universal suffrage [18 April 1855]
[Editor: This article, regarding the Miner’s Right, was published in The Adelaide Times (Adelaide, SA), 18 April 1855.] Universal suffrage. One of the most important recommendations urged upon the Victorian Government by the Commissioners, recently appointed to enquire … [Read more...] about Universal suffrage [18 April 1855]
Miner’s Rights [extracts from the report of the Gold Fields’ Commission of Enquiry, 29 March 1855]
[Editor: These extracts, regarding the Miner’s Right, were published in the Report of the Commission Appointed to Enquire into the Condition of the Gold Fields of Victoria, &c. &c. (1855). The report was produced by the Gold Fields’ Commission of Enquiry, which was commissioned … [Read more...] about Miner’s Rights [extracts from the report of the Gold Fields’ Commission of Enquiry, 29 March 1855]
The Miner’s Right
The Miner’s Right has a long history in Australia. Still in use today, it was first established in Victoria in 1855, as a replacement for the Gold License (which had been introduced in Victoria in 1851). The Miner’s Right was subsequently adopted by other Australian … [Read more...] about The Miner’s Right