Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsTemperance organisationsWelfare organisationsHistoryAfter the mid-19th century establishment of the Rechabites, a plethora of smaller temperance societies was formed to champion the cause of abstinence.
Bendigo Temperance Groups. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 16/07/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/58606