AUSTRALIA’S NEW CAPITAL CITY UNDER PROHIBITION LAW.
Australia’s new capital city of Canberra is under a dry law due to an early ordinance enacted when this territory was first set aside as the seat of government. When the ordinance was first made and there were not many people living in the territory, the opposition to this rule was not great; but now the liquor interests have started a clamor for the repeal of the “obnoxious” measure. It will continue in force until repealed or modified by Parliament, and to see that this is not done, the Australian drys are combating with vigor such proposals. The “district” or “state,” like our Federal District of Columbia, is governed by Congress. It includes nine-hundred square miles of territory.
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White Ribbon, Volume 32, Issue 372, 18 June 1926, Page 7
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125AUSTRALIA’S NEW CAPITAL CITY UNDER PROHIBITION LAW. White Ribbon, Volume 32, Issue 372, 18 June 1926, Page 7
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