Historical information
Documents such as this Miner's rights holds an important place in Australia's mining history. The preceding documentation known as the Mining license and the funds demanded of miners was a major cause of the Eureka Stockade and miners uprising of 1854. This document was issued 6 years later at Maldon to a J Johnson. It is unknown if this person had a connection to Warrnambool.
Significance
A link to an important part of Australia's history.
Physical description
Aged white paper document with black text and stylised section in the middle. Handwritten portion of the form is written in black ink.
Inscriptions & markings
J Johnson
Maldon
1860
