In this 1914 postcard, a cartoon of a member of the 'Prohibition Party' (Henry George Ell) looks down on the tiny figure of the NZ Voter; beside him is a pathway 'To Gloom' with an illicit still in the distance. Below are instructions urging voters to mark their ballot papers in favour of national and local continuance.
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Temperance movement
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RELATED TO ANTI-PROHIBITION POSTCARD
Events
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7 December 1963
Bassett Road machine-gun murders
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30 October 1918
Massive prohibition petition presented to Parliament
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10 April 1919
Soldiers' votes defeat prohibition
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2 December 1917
'Six o'clock swill' begins
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9 October 1967
The end of the 'six o'clock swill'
Biographies
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Tommy Taylor
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William Fox
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Kate Edger
Articles
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Temperance movement
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1947 Greymouth beer boycott
Community contributions