The Historical Census and Colonial Data Archive (HCCDA) is an archive of Australian colonial census publications and reports covering the period from 1833 to 1901, the year of Australia’s federation. This archive contains colonial census reports, but not individual census returns.
The Census of 1881 reported, ‘it is with extreme regret that I have to state that the efforts of the Compiler have been disastrously impeded by the calamitous fire which occurred at the Garden Palace, on the morning of Friday, the 22nd of September, 1882’. This fire destroyed the New South Wales census records for 1846, 1851, 1856, 1861, 1871 and 1881, including the detailed household forms from 1861, 1871 and 1881.
The NSW 1871 Census separately identified the Araluen Goldfields and described:
East Araluen Goldfields (Redbank, Mudmelong, Merricumbene, Favourite Flat and Crown Flat) with 2,900 residents (1,606 males, and 1,294 females), and
West Araluen Goldfields (Upper Araluen, Bourketown and Newtown) with 1,339 residents (752 males, and 587 females).
Occupations
The occupation of the population as at the Census is detailed below. Should a particular category have no persons enumerated, for ease of use that category has been omitted (e.g. Law Students, Lawyers, Clerks, or Squatters, Sheep Farmers, Proprietors or Tenants).
Class I – Learned and Educated Professions
Occupations – Class I—Learned and Educated Professions Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1—RELIGION—Clergy Males 3 SUB-CLASS 2—JUDICIAL AND LEGAL 1. Judges, Attorneys, Barristers, Conveyancers, Solicitors, &c. Males 1 SUB-CLASS 3—MEDICAL AND SURGICAL 1. Physicians, Surgeons, Oculists, &c. Males 2 2. Dispensing Chemists, Dentists, Chiropodists, &c. Males 3 1 3. Medical Students, Doctors’ and Chemists’ Assistants, &c. Males 1 SUB-CLASS 4—LITERATURE, FINE ARTS, AND SCIENCES 1. Architects, Artists, Authors, Editors, Civil Engineers, Surveyors, Scientific persons, &c. Males 1 2. Professors, Schoolmasters, Teachers of Music, Inspectors of Schools, &c. Males 6 2 2. Professors, Schoolmasters, Teachers of Music, Inspectors of Schools, &c. Females 16 4
Class II – Government Service Occupations – Class II—Government Service Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1—CIVIL OFFICERS AND SUBORDINATES Males 3 SUB-CLASS 2—POLICE Males 2 5
Class III – Commercial Occupation – Class III—Commercial Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1 — Accountants, Auctioneers, Bankers, Brokers, Merchants, &c. Males 6 1 SUB-CLASS 2 General Dealers, Hawkers, Shop and Store Keepers, &c. Males 30 5 General Dealers, Hawkers, Shop and Store Keepers, &c. Females 1 SUB-CLASS 3 Merchants’ and Bankers’ Clerks, Assistants in Shops, Salesmen, &c. Males 17 Merchants’ and Bankers’ Clerks, Assistants in Shops, Salesmen, &c. Females 2 1
Class IV – Personal Offices Occupations – Class IV—Personal Offices Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD AND DRINKS Butchers, Bakers, Brewers, Confectioners, Dairymen, Malsters, Millers, &c. Males 16 Butchers, Bakers, Brewers, Confectioners, Dairymen, Malsters, Millers, &c. Females 1 SUB-CLASS 2—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND DRINKS Fishmongers, Fruiterers, Milkmen, Provision Dealers, Restaurant Keepers, &c. Males 18 5 Fishmongers, Fruiterers, Milkmen, Provision Dealers, Restaurant Keepers, &c. Females 1 SUB-CLASS 3—PERSONS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING FOOD AND DRINK WITH ACCOMMODATION Hotelkeepers, Publicans, and their Assistants, Lodging-house Keepers Males 13 4 Hotelkeepers, Publicans, and their Assistants, Lodging-house Keepers Females 1
Class V – Domestic Occupations – Class V—Domestic Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1—DOMESTIC DUTIES Persons assisting in Housework, Children (not under tuition), Persons incapacitated from work (not in Hospitals or Asylums), &c. Males 312 122 Persons assisting in Housework, Children (not under tuition), Persons incapacitated from work (not in Hospitals or Asylums), &c. Females 883 393 SUB-CLASS 2—INDEPENDENT MEANS Annuitants, Householders, Landowners, Retired Officers, &c. Females 1 SUB-CLASS 3—SCHOLARS 1. At Home Males 31 53 1. At Home Females 29 36 2. At School Males 280 110 2. At School Females 280 131
Class VI – Land Occupations – Class VI—Land Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1—AGRICULTURAL 1. Farm Proprietors or Tenant Farmers Males 5 12 2. Persons assisting on Farms (not hired servants) Males 6 3. Hired Farm Servants Males 2 9 3. Hired Farm Servants Females 3 3 SUB-CLASS 2—PASTORAL— SHEEP 3. Shepherds, Hutkeepers, Boundary-riders, &c. Males 2 1 SUB-CLASS 2—PASTORAL— CATTLE AND HORSES 3. Hired Stockmen, Grooms, Breakers, &c. Males 2 5 SUB-CLASS 3—HORTICULTURAL 1. Florists, Market Gardeners, Nurserymen, &c. Males 4 2 2. Gardeners (hired), Labourers in Nurseries, &c. Males 11 6 SUB-CLASS 4—WINE-GROWING 1. Vineyard Proprietors or Tenants Males 2 2. Vinedressers and others employed in Vineyards Males 2 1
Class VII – Mining Occupations – Class VII— Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1—IN GOLD Alluvial Miners, Quartz Miners, Quartz-crushers, Puddlers, Sluicers, &c. Males 583 302
Class VIII – Skilled Workers and Artificers Occupations – Class VIII— Skilled Workers and Artificers Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1—IN THE SUPERIOR ARTS 1. Clockmakers, Engravers, Jewellers, Lapidaries, Lithographers, Opticians, Photographers, Printers, Surgical Instrument Makers, Watchmakers, &c. Males 2 2. Hired workmen and apprentices Males 2 SUB-CLASS 2—IN THE METALS 1. Blacksmiths, Coppersmiths, Cutlers, Farriers, Lampmakers, Locksmiths, Shipsmiths, Smelters, Typefounders, &c Males 2 3 2. Hired workmen and apprentices Males 13 3 SUB-CLASS 3—IN WOOD 1. Boatbuilders, Cabinetmakers, Carpenters, Joiners, Shipbuilders, Shipwrights, Turners, Wheelwrights, &c. Males 3 2. Hired workmen and apprentices Males 15 3 SUB-CLASS 4—IN STONE AND EARTH 2. Hired workmen and apprentices Males 1 1 SUB-CLASS 5—IN LEATHER AND SKINS 1. Bootmakers, Curriers, Fellmongers, Harnessmakers, Saddlers, Shoemakers, Tanners, &c. Males 8 1 2. Hired workmen and apprentices Males 21 1 SUB-CLASS 6—MISCELLANEOUS 1. Barbers, Bookbinders, Brushmakers, Coachbuilders, Carvers and Gilders, Dyers, French Polishers, Fullers, Glass-cutters, Glass-blowers, Hairdressers, Hatters, Painters, Paperhangers, Picture-frame Makers, Polishers, Ropemakers, Sailmakers, Scourers, Shirtmakers, Soapmakers, Spinners, Tailors, Trunkmakers, Umbrella Makers or Menders, Upholsterers, Woolsorters, &c. Males 2 2. Hired workmen and apprentices Males 5 1 3. Needlewomen—Dressmakers, Milliners, Seamstresses, Sewing-machine Workers, Shirtmakers, Staymakers, Tailoresses, &c. Females 12 2
Class IX – Unskilled Labour Occupations – Class IX—Unskilled Labour Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 1—HIRED DOMESTIC SERVANTS Males 20 1 SUB-CLASS 1—HIRED DOMESTIC SERVANTS Females 53 12 SUB-CLASS 2—UNSKILLED WORKMEN Billstickers, Bushmen, Fencers, Quarrymen, Sawyers, Shinglers, Well-sinkers, Wood-cutters, Wool-cutters, &c., Labourers not otherwise defined Males 35 27
Class X – Mariners – SUB-CLASS 2 – Seamen Occupations – Class X— — Sexes Araluen East Araluen West SUB-CLASS 2—Seamen Males 1
Class XI – Persons in Asylums, in Gaols, &c. Occupations – Class XI—Persons in Asylums, in Gaols, &c. Sexes Araluen East Araluen West Persons in Asylums, in Gaols, &c. Males 1
Class XI Occupations – Class XII—Miscellaneous Occupations Sexes Araluen East Araluen West Carriers (not hired), Draymen (not hired), Cabmen, Itinerant Musicians, Toll-keepers, Undertakers, &c. Males 97 56 Carriers (not hired), Draymen (not hired), Cabmen, Itinerant Musicians, Toll-keepers, Undertakers, &c. Females 8 5
Class XIII—Occupations Occupations – Class XIII— Sexes Araluen East Araluen West Occupations not stated Males 21 2 Occupations not stated Females 3
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