[Patent Applications] a group of Provisional and complete Applications, lodged in 1896-99 'Under international Convention' and all emanating from inventors in the Australian Colonies; including 'An Appliance for connecting braces or other Suspenders to Garments' from Edward Luscombe Evans of Malvern; 'Improvements in the Treatment of zinc and copper Ores' from Walter Koehler of Broken Hill; 'A new improved Rotary Engine' from Charles Tuckfield of Albany; 'An improved apparatus for Advertising'..