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 This guide provides a brief history of patents in Australia and overseas, the print and online resources for finding historical Australian and overseas patents, and details of the patent collections of the State Library of Victoria.
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Patents - A Research Guide to the State Library Victoria's Patent Collections
 Index to over 14,000 British patents from 1617-1894, including 3,300 Scottish patents
CD-ROM - access only in Library on NFH1 - NFH5
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A cradle of inventions: British patents on CD-ROM (1617-1894)
 Info on design, manufacture, sale, modification, maintenance, import & repair of road vehicles - Full Text
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Vehicle Standards Bulletin