Mining petitions index
Entries
| Name | Surname | Occupation | Date | District/Locality | Remarks | Citation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | Smith | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| Alexander | Robertson | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| John | McRae | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| Peter | Sutherland | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| Richard | Westhead | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| William | Harrap | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| W | Brown | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| Thomas | Devery | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| Edward | Anderson | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
| Finlay | McFresner | - | 1862-1862 | Lachlan Goldfields | Lands Department Letters received - Letter No. 62/13 - [Lachlan Gold Fields Frontage System - rolled petition] | NRS-7933-1-[5/3634B]-62/13 | Details |
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This Mining Petitions Index (the Jean Little index) was compiled by the late Jean Little, a member of Forbes Family History Group.
The index is published with the kind permission of Jean Little’s family.
The mining petitions were brought to the attention of Forbes Family History group by Max Thomas who accessed and photographed them on a memorable visit to the State Archives Collection in 2010.
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