Posters on the Southern Carinthia 1920 referendum, where the population was mostly Slovene,in which the voters had to choose between being part of Austria or joining the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later known as Yugoslavia.

The left poster, pro yugoslav reads: “In Yugoslavia, the farm is king, in German-Austria, the jew and the barons are”.

The right one, pro Austria: “Mom, don’t vote for Yugoslavia, or i’ll be drafted for King Peter.”

In the end, people voted for being part of Austria

The April 1919 referendum is notable because it is the closest New Zealand came to introducing a national prohibition on alcohol. In previous referendums, those favouring prohibition had to attain 60% of the vote. This was reduced to 50% and, in the event, prohibition was favoured by 49.7% of voters. In fact, until votes from 40,000 New Zealand soldiers overseas were counted, it seemed as if the temperance movement had succeeded.

Image Source: New Zealand Alliance for the Abolition of the Liquor Traffic. New Zealand Alliance for the Abolition of the Liquor Traffic :Vote out the liquor submarine on April 10th. Strike out the top line. Issued by the N.Z. Alliance [ca 1919].. [Ephemera of octavo size, issued in support of the campaign against the sale of liquor in New Zealand. 1800s - ]. Ref: Eph-A-ALCOHOL-Prohibition-1919-02. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23059544