Protests in 1853 at Bendigo with the formation of the Anti-Gold Licence Association and the rebellion of Eureka Stockade in December 1854 at Ballarat led to reform of the system with a lower annual fee of five shillings for the right to mine gold, the right to vote, and the right to own land.
Previously, the mining licence cost eight pounds a year.
In Ballarat as at 1978 some houses were still held with the tenure associated with a miner's right.
[1] Other Australian colonies and New Zealand soon replaced the licensing system with Miner's Rights also.
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