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NTRS 4473 Copy register of gold mining leases, District B [Darwin]

Recording Agency:Mines Branch [I], Head Office (638); Mines Branch [II], Darwin (642)
Date Range:1940 - 1978
Access:Agreement Pending
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:F1250

How to Use the Records

The related Head Office copy of the register is in series NTRS 4156.

Function / Content

This series consists of a copy register of gold mining leases on the Waggaman (Darwin) goldfield. The register contains the following column titles; number, total number of shares, locality, area (applied for, surveyed), application (received, recommended), lease (approved, gazetted, to whom issued and date of issue, term), name of lease, registered lessees (name, number of shares), transfers (registrar's initials, date number, transferee's name, number of shares), exemptions (number, period (from, to)), rent (year, amount), survey fee, and encumbrances. The register contains entries for lease nos.GML1B-GML191B. The Mining Registrar, Darwin, maintained two sets of registers for Darwin district and the Mines Branch, Head Office relating to mining tenements and leases. The Mines Branch, Head Office, was moved to Alice Springs during the Second World War and remained there during the period 1942-1953. A Darwin office of the Mines Branch operated during 1946-1953 and was then merged with the Mines Branch, Head Office, in 1953 when it was moved back from Alice Springs to Darwin.

Recordkeeping System

Numerical

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1940 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1970 - 1978Mines Branch [II], Darwin642

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1940 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1970 - 1978Mines Branch [II], Darwin642
1978 - 2001Department of Mines and Energy586
2016 - 2020Department of Primary Industry and Resources1290

Controlled Series

PeriodSeriesSeries Id
1940 - 1978Applications for gold mining leases, District B [Darwin]NTRS 4419

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
1940 - 1978Gold mining lease register, District B [Darwin/Waggaman Goldfield]NTRS 4156

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000111940 - 1978Agreement Pending