FLAT WHITE: Six O'Clock Spill
An exploration of the Temperance movement in Melbourne
The Temperance Hall was first constructed on it's current site in 1863 by the Emerald Hill Total Abstinence Society. From its inception it was used as a community space for meetings, concerts and other social activities. For a century the Temperance movement in Victoria had a strong hold on Melbourne, achieving restricted trading hours from 1915 through to 1963. Thus emerged the phenomena known as the 6 O'Clock Swill and a cultural legacy of entrenched binge drinking. Here is the Temperance story - the good, the bad and the present.
FEATURING: Daniel Brasher, Josh Hayes, Scott Knight, Maree Shefford, Damian Vuleta and Samsara. Theme music by MBRYO
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