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Subseries 6: Victorian Motive Power

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Abstract

NOTE: In 1856, Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish (1797-1867), surveyor and author, claimed to have invented a new means of propelling craft over land and water, which he dubbed ‘Victorian Motive Power’.

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Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

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