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Copyright in this website is owned by the State Library Victoria.

Material published on this site (information, text, images, sounds and audio-visual material) is protected by intellectual property law: this includes copyright and, where applicable, moral and cultural rights.

You may download, display, print or reproduce this content in unaltered form for educational purposes, non-commercial research or study. Any use or referral of content from this website must include full and proper acknowledgement. For any other use or more information please contact our copyright officer.

Unauthorised commercial publication or reproduction of any part of this website is specifically prohibited.

The Library does not own the copyright in all the material on this website. In some cases copyright belongs to third parties and has been published on this website under a licence agreement: this does not authorise you to copy that material.

If you wish to adapt, publish, distribute or commercialise any material presented on this website you must get written permission from the Library: you may also be required to get additional copyright clearances from the rights holder.

Duration of copyright in materials featured on this web site may vary: materials may also carry multiple copyrights. It is your responsibility to obtain written permission from the copyright holders or their agents before reproduction of any work. Failure to do so will constitute an infringement under Australian copyright law.

Copyright is a complex area of law, and you are encouraged to contact the Australian Copyright Council for further information on your rights and responsibilities.

The State Library Victoria supports the intellectual property rights of others and every reasonable effort has been made by the Library to locate, contact and acknowledge copyright owners. Any copyright owner not properly identified and acknowledged on this website should contact our copyright officer so that corrections can be made.

See our Understanding copyright page for further information.