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1869 · 146749 — Sydney: Thomas Richards Government Printer 1869. Very Good. Sydney Thomas Richards Government Printer 1869. Folio 11 pages. Stab sewn as issued; edges uncut and unopened; some slight tanning and spotting; a few small chips and minute tears at the leading edge; in very good condition. An early attempt to protect grape vines from powdery mildew Oidium Tuckeri in New South Wales. John Nowlan's electorate of Williams covered part of the Hunter Valley affected by the blight and his bill proposed quarantine and other biosecurity measures. This copy gives the text as it was presented to the House at its first reading on 9 February 1869. It was subsequently referred to a select committee but ultimately lapsed and was never passed into law. Its circulation in this form is likely to have been very limited. Thomas Richards, Government Printer unknown