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The table below contains examples of land selection/occupation record series available at PROV, some of which may be accessed by several registers and indexes. For more detail about these series, their controlling registers and indexes, and other records in the collection, consult A@V. VPRS NO
SERIES TITLE
D AT E R A N G E
VPRS 625
Land Selection Files, Sections 19 and 20, Land Act 1869 1870–74 Land files created for land selected under sections 19 and 20 of the Land Act 1869. Under section 19 selectors could apply for a 3-year licence to occupy Crown land. Section 20 allowed selectors who had improved their allotments to lease and purchase them.
VPRS 626
Land Selection Files by Land District, Sections 19 and 20, Land Act 1869 1874–1911 Land files created by the Occupation Branch of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey (VA 538) after 1874 (land selected under sections 19 and 20 of the Land Act 1869). To access this series you will need to consult the Parish and Township Guide to identify the land district for the parcel of land.
VPRS 629
Land Selection Files, Section 33, Land Act 1869 1870–77 Land files documenting the occupation and selection of Crown land under Section 33 (Land Act 1869). Section 33 provided that a lessee satisfying certain conditions could choose to obtain a Crown grant for the land, or to surrender their original lease for a new 7-year lease.
VPRS 624
Land Selection Files, Land Act 1865, Section 42 1865–70 Land files relating to land selected under Section 42 (Land Act 1865) – applications for a licence, renewable annually, to occupy land (for residence and cultivation) on or adjacent to goldfields. Please note that, at the time of publication, the title of this series was under review. Most files became part of the file created under Section 31 (Land Act 1869).
VPRS 627
Land Selection Files, Land Act 1869, Section 31 1870–1918 Land files for land selected under Section 31 (Land Act 1869), allowing conversion to freehold of land held by licence under Section 42 (Land Act 1865). If you are having difficulty locating a file number on parish plans for VPRS 627 consult the application register for Section 31 in VPRS 13118 or the Registers of Licensees for districts under Section 42 (Amending Land Act, 1865).