BGM_Last Drinks: Naarm-Melbourne’s Temperance’s Movement

For decades, Naarm-Melbourne’s Temperance’s Movement fought to turn the city into a stronghold of sobriety, shaping everything from pub closing hours to entire “dry” suburbs. From the rise of anti-alcohol leagues to the chaos of the infamous 6 o’clock swill, this episode of Down the Yarra explores how the war on booze changed Naarm-Melbourne forever. And stay tuned-next time, we’re diving into the city’s historic drinking fountains and grand coffee palaces, the remnants of a time when template reigned supreme.