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Who issued licenses on the goldfields?
troopers
Who were troopers on the goldfields?
"Troopers" were the Australian colonial equivalent of the local police force.
What did police wear on the goldfields?
what did the police wear on the goldfields
What was the role of the troopers during the Gold Rush in Victoria Australia between 1849 and 1853?
The troopers were the policemen who kept law and order on the goldfields.
What is another name for a goldfields policeman?
Policemen were commonly called "troopers" in Australia during colonial times.
What is another name for goldfields policeman?
Policemen were commonly called "troopers" in Australia during colonial times.
What was the role of the troopers in Ballarat in the 1850s?
The troopers kept law and order on the goldfields, ensuring that there was a minimal level of lawlessness. They were also the ones who conducted licence checks among the miners.
Who kept law and order on the goldfields?
In Australia, it was the troopers and the traps who kept law and order. There was also a Gold Commissioner who oversaw the goldfields. However, in many cases, the traps could be bribed, and so there was very little real "law and order" being kept.
The Eureka stockade was a battle between police and convicts or politcians or miners?
The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the gold miners on the Ballarat goldfields and the troopers (colonial police).
What were the names of the goldfields?
another name for the goldfields
What happened if there were no rules in the goldfields?
There mustn't have been goldfields.
How much was a gold mining licence in 1851?
In 1851, a gold mining licence, sometimes also called a miners' right, cost thirty shillings on the Australian goldfields. It had to be renewed regularly, and it had to be produced whenever the troopers came around to check. These checks were invasive and often quite violent, which is one of the main reasons why there was so much unrest on the goldfields in the early years of the Australian gold rushes.
