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1947 Greymouth beer boycott
What would it take for West Coasters to boycott their beloved beer? Greymouth hotel-keepers found out in 1947, when an organised attempt to raise the price of beer sparked one of the most effective consumer boycotts ever seen in New Zealand.
- Page 1 - The 1947 Greymouth beer boycottWhat would it take for West Coasters to boycott their beloved beer? Greymouth hotel-keepers found out in 1947, when an organised attempt to raise the price of beer sparked one of
Temperance movement
Temperance was one of the most divisive social issues in late-19th and early-20th century New Zealand. Social reformers who argued that alcohol fuelled poverty, ill health, crime and immorality nearly achieved national prohibition in a series of hotly contested referendums.
- Page 3 - The no-license eraThe 'three-fifths majority' was a major hurdle for the temperance community, but they soon mobilised to campaign for people to vote for
Biographies
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Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury
Gordon Burt was an enterprising and inventive commercial photographer, whose craftsmanship in the studio was without equal.
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Campbell, John Logan
Campbell made a tremendous profit from – and contribution to – the growth of New Zealand's second capital city, and became known as the Father of Auckland.
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Main image: Tommy Taylor
Tommy Taylor, who spent his life campaigning for the prohibition of alcohol.
