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Prohibition in Ōamaru

Ōamaru voted to ban the sale of liquor in 1905. This advertisement by the New Zealand Alliance during the 1922 election campaign challenged the argument that temperance was bad for business and employment.

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Reference: Eph-D-ALCOHOL-Prohibition-1922-01

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago region – Presbyterians and Scots, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/22657/prohibition-in-oamaru (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 18 August 2009, updated 1 May 2015.