Party like it's 1922: eased NSW restrictions a reminder of Canberra's dry years

Jasper Lindell
May 24 2020 - 12:00am
The first consignment of liquor following the lifting of Prohibition in the Federal Capital Territory arriving in 1928. Picture: National Archives of Australia
The first consignment of liquor following the lifting of Prohibition in the Federal Capital Territory arriving in 1928. Picture: National Archives of Australia

The road to Queanbeyan, early Canberrans found, was paved with good intentions.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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