The Relationship Between Temperance and Homeownership

Melbourne was also a different city to Sydney with respect to its religious demographics. The English called non-conformist religions were much stronger in Victoria than they were in New South Wales. With that went their attachment to things like the temperance movement. So if you looked at the map of Melbourne in the late, in the boom period, the suburbs that expanded mightily and reflected these values tended to be eastern Melbourne. These were the areas that also, by the way, around the time of the First World War became dry areas, they banished pubs.