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The seven-story concrete-reinforced building was constructed by Blair
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Despite doubts expressed by others, the
Canberra Hotel proved that a high quality hotel could be successful without the sale of alcohol. It was very popular, attracting 442,001 guests between 1930 and 1935. In 1934, a decision was made to add a further 3 storeys with 200 beds in larger bedrooms with
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with the intention to build a 5-storey building at a cost of £95,000; coins found buried under the foundation stone of the old
Temperance Hall were reburied under the Canberra's foundation stone along with current newspapers and documents relating to the affairs of the Queensland Prohibition League.
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Queensland Temperance League expanded its range of intervention and support programs from alcohol to include drugs and mental health. In 2015, it operates as Healthy Options Australia and is one of Australia's leading service providers in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services in
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In 1987, the hotel was closed and demolished to build a 104-storey office tower called
Central Place, which would have been the world's tallest building at that time; however; that project never commenced. Later an office tower for software developer
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The site had long been associated with the temperance movement, having formerly been occupied by the
Temperance Hall operated by the Brisbane Total Abstinence Society and located directly opposite the
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private bathrooms; the original architect Arnold Brooks had designed the building to be structurally able to be extended in this way. The extensions would make it the largest hotel in
Australia.
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and was claimed to have the widest range of non-alcoholic beverages in
Australia. As it did not serve alcohol, it was a popular choice for school formals and Methodist weddings. The wedding of
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The temperance league sold the hotel in 1985 and the new owner applied for a liquor license and served alcohol for the first time on the premises on 3 March 1986.
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in relation to their donations, but in July 1929 as the building neared completion, an act of parliament was passed to exempt these donations from gift tax.
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