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The Miner's Right was introduced in 1855 in the colony of Victoria, replacing the Miner's Licence. Protests in 1853 at Bendigo with the formation of the Anti-Gold Licence Association and the rebellion of Eureka Stockade in December 1854 at Ballarat led to reform of the system with a cheaper annual fee of five shillings the right to mine gold, the right to vote, and the right to own land. Previously the mining licence was eight pounds a year.

In Ballarat as at 1978 some houses were still held with the tenure associated with a miner's right.^[1]

Other Australian colonies and New Zealand soon replaced the licensing system with Miner's Rights also.

References

^ Bate, Weston (1978). Lucky City: The First Generation at Ballarat: 1851 - 1901. Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-522-84157-0.

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[1] Bate, Weston (1978). Lucky City: The First Generation at Ballarat: 1851 - 1901. Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-522-84157-0.

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-*[http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/windows/gold/licence.asp Museum of Victoria information (brief) with images]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061002025545/http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/windows/gold/licence.asp Museum of Victoria information (brief) with images]
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110408175412/http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/eurekastockade/ Australian Federal Government Eureka Stockade information]
 *[http://home.alphalink.com.au/~eureka/eukand.htm The Eureka Rebellion published by the Australian National Republicans]