Posted 12/12/2012 10:51 am
Thanks DBM, you hit the nail right on the head...
All the credit and a big thanks goes to Conder101 for giving me the history on the medal as follows:
During 1884 and 1885 many communities had referendums calling for the repeal of the Canadian Temperance Act of 1878. The City (Municipality) of Halton voted on the matter on Sept 9th 1884. Of 6047 voters 3714 cast votes with 1947 voting against the repeal and 1767 voting for the repeal. The Canadian Temperance (C T) was sustained.
The information came from the Sessional Papers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 18854 - 1885, as per this link page 333:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=LW0...1884&f=false
The one strange thing is that so far I cannot find this medal listed in any books and the 2008 book on Canadian medals does not have it listed either I am told...Halton being a small county at that time with total voters in the 5000 range I would assume that there's a good chance that not very many of these medals were made..
All the credit and a big thanks goes to Conder101 for giving me the history on the medal as follows:
During 1884 and 1885 many communities had referendums calling for the repeal of the Canadian Temperance Act of 1878. The City (Municipality) of Halton voted on the matter on Sept 9th 1884. Of 6047 voters 3714 cast votes with 1947 voting against the repeal and 1767 voting for the repeal. The Canadian Temperance (C T) was sustained.
The information came from the Sessional Papers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 18854 - 1885, as per this link page 333:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=LW0...1884&f=false
The one strange thing is that so far I cannot find this medal listed in any books and the 2008 book on Canadian medals does not have it listed either I am told...Halton being a small county at that time with total voters in the 5000 range I would assume that there's a good chance that not very many of these medals were made..
Edited by D
12/12/2012 10:55 am
12/12/2012 10:55 am
