Hi listers, Possibly the government wasn't interested in the names of the diggers, but just made sure that they had a licence and could produce it on demand. Therefore the licence was little more than a receipt for monies paid, rather than a type of identification. Marg Watson. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Cunning <rcun9703@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:41 PM Subject: Re: prospectors licenses > I believe, and am happy to be corrected, that the licences did not have a > carbon copy. Therefore, no record as such. > Cheers, Bob in Melbourne >