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Band of Hope pledge certificate

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Band of Hope pledge certificate

‘Taking the pledge’ was a characteristic way of committing oneself to abstaining from alcoholic liquor. Rene Pemberton pledged abstention to the Band of Hope, a temperance organisation, in April 1906.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago region – Presbyterians and Scots, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/22656/band-of-hope-pledge-certificate (accessed 24 June 2026).

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