It’s no secret Aussies have a reputation for loving their grog, but there’s a side to the alcohol industry, where drinking was illegal, and bootlegging was the norm – and the history itself isn’t all that well-known. Although Australia didn’t exactly have its own Prohibition like it’s known in America, this series Prohibition at the Yard takes a look at the groups and practices that shaped the alcohol industry as we know it today. In our first episode, we’ll set the scene, to explain just how big of a problem drinking and alcohol was in the 1800s, with the temperance movement kick-starting things for us.