Podcast

Prohibition

Dubbo Regional Council

In the 1830s, Australians were drinking 13.6 litres of pure alcohol, per person, per year. It doesn’t sound like much, but when you think about it, a standard bottle of vodka is 500mL. That works out to be a bit over half a bottle of vodka PER WEEK that the average Aussie was drinking in the 1830s.Australia clearly has a long and tortured history with alcohol. In fact, the control …