Summary
Black and white negative of the Austral Coffee Palace in Geelong, Victoria, circa 1896.
Coffee palaces were most popular in Australia in the 1880-90s, established under the ideals of the temperance movement. Essentially, they were hotels that did not serve alcohol. They aimed to provide a pleasant, alcohol-free environment, with onsite accommodation available.
Temperance, or abstinence societies, as they were also known, were created to address the problems of excessive drinking in the 1800s.
Description of Content
A group of people in front of a coffee palace.
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Copied from Mrs Delwyn McIntyre, 23 Sep 1988
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Place & Date Depicted
Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, circa 1896
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Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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