Old Miners Right.

Found this in with an old Geiger Counter that I purchased quite a few years ago now.
5 shillings for a one year Miners Right..Wonder what that would equate to today?
Does it ring any bells with anybody?


i have tried to find out about this bloke years ago but without success.
The Counter still works after some minor repairs and locating batteries that would fit...remember those old radio batteries from the valve radio days.

That's very cool ,pop it in a frame


cheers moredeep

Can't find my first "Miner's right" it was issued by the "Clerk of courts" in my birth town by "Mr Hargraves" not "Edward Hammond Hargraves". As a matter of fact the first detector that we used at Wedderburn Vic was a Whites Coinmaster 5000 that was owned by Issuer's Father. Coincidences are funny some times.

my great great grandfarther made cow bells in wagga wagga, called the wagga pot, just some unrelated info for ya

Now I know I'm old, even though the 5 shillings equates to my 50 cent paid in 1980 for my one and only and current Miners Right. (For life, not annual)

That is a bargain Pete,although I must say I'm more than happy to pay $2.50 a year for the privilege to hunt for the yellow ointment
We are lucky



cheers moredeep

As per the old miners right of 1955. The 5 shillings would equate to approx 9 dollars today.
https://www.rba.gov.au/calculator/annualPreDecimal.html

adrian ss wrote:As per the old  miners right of 1955. The 5 shillings would equate to approx 9 dollars  today.
https://www.rba.gov.au/calculator/annualPreDecimal.html

Don't really care Adrian, WA gave out these lifelong Miners rights for the princely cost of 50 cents in 1980, haven't wasted a second on what or if it may have cost today.

Neither have I. It was just a curiosity thing...I think I payed 25 dollars for mine.