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NTRS 4057 Mining tenement register, OPF [Outside Proclaimed Goldfield]

Recording Agency:Mines Branch [I], Head Office (638); Mines Branch [II], Darwin (642)
Date Range:1949 - 1975
Access:Agreement Pending
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:

How to Use the Records

The register contains multiple controls - BA 1OPF-5OPF, GA 1OPF-3OPF and SWR 1OPF

Function / Content

This series consists of one register recording applications for business areas, garden areas and subterranean water rights for claims outside of proclaimed goldfields [OPF]. The register records the total number of shares, the date of application and registration, the class of holding - in this case business areas; garden areas and subterranean water rights, the area applied for, the area surveyed and the date of the survey, registration fee and rent, survey fee, locality and description of boundaries, date certificate issued, registered shareholder details, details of transfers, details of encumbrances, exemptions and rent.

Recordkeeping System

One only numerical register with BA [business area], GA [garden area] or SWR [subterranean water rights] prefix with OPF [Outside Proclaimed Goldfield] suffix.

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1949 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1970 - 1975Mines Branch [II], Darwin642

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1949 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1970 - 1978Mines Branch [II], Darwin642
1978 - 2001Department of Mines and Energy586
2016 - 2020Department of Primary Industry and Resources1290
2020 - ctDepartment of Industry, Tourism and Trade1408

Controlled Series

PeriodSeriesSeries Id
1967 - 1969Applications for garden areas, outside proclaimed field (OPF)NTRS 4460
1967 - 1975Subterranean water right tenement files with "SWR" prefix, [OPF] outside proclaimed fieldsNTRS 182
1949 - 1969Applications for business areas, outside proclaimed field (OPF)NTRS 4451

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000111949 - 1975Agreement PendingD3: Lease number