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A beer duty stamp from 1892. The first beer duty stamps were issued for beer in kegs in 1880, and like issues for the other Australian states, most were damaged or destroyed in use so most existing examples are in mint condition. The second issue was in 1881, and stamps in similar designs for use on kegs or bottles were issued until 1906.
A 1907 customs duty revenue stamp of Australia. Australia issued revenue stamps from 1907 to 1994. There were various types for different taxes. In addition to Commonwealth issues, the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia as well as the territories Australian Capital Territory, North Australia and Northern Territory also had their own ...
258.5 Stamp Duty Duly Stamped. ... Victoria, 1927-c.2000 ... 1960 Wet Time unemployment insurance stamp rated two shillings and ten pence.
The stamp duty inscription was dropped in 1896. Victoria issued semi-postal stamps in 1897 and 1901, in the first instance the extra income went to a hospital fund, and in the second, to a Boer War Patriotic Fund. Like the other colonies, after federation Victoria continued to issue its own stamps.
The first set for this tax was issued in 1866 with the portrait of Queen Victoria. Until 1901, all stamp duty revenues portrayed the Queen, although a multitude of designs and sizes were used. In 1901 a set portraying King Edward VII was issued, and this was replaced by adhesive duty stamps in 1918.
Colonial governments also raised money from fees on wills and stamp duty, which is a tax imposed on certain kinds of documents. In 1880, the Colony of Tasmania imposed a tax on earnings received from the profits of public companies. [citation needed] Income taxes were introduced in the late 19th century in a few of the colonies before Federation.
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Most stamp duties were abolished from 1 January 2000 and the present act only provides for stamp duties on insurance policies. Stamp duties on land registration were renamed and transferred to a separate statute but remain essentially the same, i.e. 0.6% on deeds and 1.5% loans secured against real estate.