Physical description
Paperback book with glossy front cover
Publication type
non-fiction
Inscriptions & markings
Victorian Historical Journal
Volume 85 Number 2 December 2014
Royal Historical Society Of Victoria
Summary
Article Page 276: Attempts to Deal with Thistles in Mid 19th Century Victoria by John Dwyer
Although other weeds were present in Victoria in the 1850s, the general perception was that thistles were the weeds most feared, and the need of an effective response. In 1850' Superintendent La Trobe reacted to public concerns by publishing a notice calling for measures to control the spread of Milk thistle.
