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Prior to the events of the Eureka Stockade in 1854, gold miners in Australia did need a licence in order to mine or even just pan for gold. Licence checks were regularly carried out, and those without a licence were fined or arrested.
After 1854, a Miner's Right was granted.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoWhen the goldrush began, thousands of people flocked to the New South Wales and Victorian goldfields. They left their businesses in the cities, dropped their trades and left their farms for the goldfields, so the economy in the cities suffered. In addition, there were thousands more immigrants coming from other countries to Australia. There was a need for more infrastructure to support the huge numbers of migrants. The best way to generate the money needed for new infrastructure was by making the miners pay for licences.
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∙ 14y agoThey most likely had to have permits to make more money for the government and if everyone didn't have to buy a permit the gold fields would be jam packed.
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∙ 12y agoSo that they could dig without being dragged away or fined on the gold fields.
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∙ 6y agoTo pay for government expenses related to administering and policing the goldfields.
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What games did gold miners play?
gold miner and dig-in some gold.
How did miners cash in their gold?
They dig and earn money
How far do miners have to dig to find gold?
1ooo meters down
How deep do miners have to dig to find gold?
1,000,00 feet deep
People that dig gold and silver work in where?
People who dig gold and silver are miners.
In new Brunswick miners dig for?
What do miners dig for in new brunswick
How did NZ miners dig up gold?
they used strategies like panning an other stuff
What would have happened if there were no gold field license?
then you can go dig when ever you want
What can miners do to mine responsibly?
they dig
How is a shovel useful to miners at the goldfields?
because it helps to dig for gold and its used to fix peoples at the goldfileds blacksmith pace its helpful
When did they introduce the Miner's license?
30 shillings a month whether they found gold or not.
Why did gold miners have to have a license?
When the Australian goldrushes started, the colonies faced a massive influx of immigrants. There was insufficient infrastructure to support all the new immigrants, so the governments of the colonies sought to raise revenue by whatever means they could. People were desperate to dig for gold, so charging exorbitant prices for a gold licence was the logical solution.
