[Ads-l] Speculative Fiction

[Bill Mullins]

SF Dictionary has 1889
OED has 1953

1802 G. Barrington The History of New South Wales 3

To trace from the Origin, the History of any Country, but more particularly the one of so promising an aspect of future importance as that of New South Wales, is an undertaking very interesting, but not often to be accomplished with that degree of certainty, which precludes every idea, of Speculative Fiction, though when capable of being effected, it forms a valuable acquisition to the World. 

https://archive.org/details/historyofnewsout00barrrich/page/n58/mode/1up?q=%22speculative+fiction%22
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