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What is a miner's license?
WHAT IS A MINER'S LICENCEA miner's licence is a licence when a miner has to get so he can dig.If he was caught he has to spend a lot of time in jail. A miner's licence lasted 1 month, and the cost of it was 30 shillings but then it turned into 1 pound.
What was in the goldfields in Australia?
Goldfields were crowded and typically featured diggings close to each other, with each miner having a claim that was only about 3m by 3m in area. Goldfields were always alongside a creek or river, while traders and tradesmen's shops were not far away. Goldfields would usually have at least a merchant, a blacksmith and a hotel.
What school do you go to be a miner?
there wernt many schools or teachers in the goldfields most wernt tort in school most tort by parents
How would a miner have got to Victoria from the Californian Goldfields?
The only way to get to Victoria from the Californian goldfields was by ship. The ship was come in to port at Melbourne, in Port Phillip Bay, and from there it was a matter of walking, taking a coach (after 1854) or hitching a ride with someone with a horse and sulky.
Was theft a major gold rush issue?
It certainly was. Whether it as theft directly from a miner's tent, or theft of the gold as it left the goldfields bound for the banks in larger towns, it was a continual problem.
Why did the miners like the licenses on the goldfields?
They didn't. The licences were expensive, unfair, and were required to be paid whether or not the miner found gold. The controversy over the mining licences was one of the causes of the Eureka Stockade.
In 1851 did a miner need a gold mining license?
No, a miner did not need a license to mine. He needed a claim to mine. Mining someone else's claim could get you killed, and more than a few miners were killed for their legally acquired and held claims.The above answer does not refer to conditions in Australia.In Australia, miners 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 the Eureka Stockade in 1854, as goldfields conditions were examined, the Miner's Right eventually replaced the licence. This was cheaper and was not accompanied by the relentless, intrusive licence checks.
How did most people die on the goldfields and did they have a cure?
Giant evil mutant hippos came too goldfields too find gold. But people were scared and the hippos were hungry so the hippos ate all the miner's. This was erased from all history but was recently discovered by a scientist. And there cure... Run around in circles screaming. (This is bizzare but all true)
What were the names of the goldfields?
another name for the goldfields
What did the people on the goldfields do if they weren't a miner?
They provided the miners with goods and services, or worked for the government as supervisors, police and administrators. Or they might have been families of miners and the others. Many people were businessmen, such as the grocer, local shopkeeper, baker, butcher, blacksmith - all these trades were vital for the success of the goldfields. After the initial rush, there were Chinese market gardeners who supplied fresh food for the people of the towns that had begun growing up around the goldfields. After the goldrushes, many of the miners settled into other occupations.
What happened if there were no rules in the goldfields?
There mustn't have been goldfields.
What did children wear on the goldfields?
What did children and men wear on the goldfields
