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Adelaide children practicing building air raid shelters.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Adelaide children practicing building air raid shelters.045120
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Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of ...
Photograph
Maker: Rintel, David Leslie
Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of the arrival of the 7th Australian Division from the Middle East. Note the soldier sitting in the shelte...030130/05
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Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of ...
Photograph
Maker: Rintel, David Leslie
Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of the arrival of the 7th Australian Division from the Middle East. Note the three men sandbagging around ...030130/04
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Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of ...
Photograph
Maker: Rintel, David Leslie
Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of the arrival of the 7th Australian Division from the Middle East. Note the soldier standing next to the ...030130/02
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Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of ...
Photograph
Maker: Rintel, David Leslie
Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of the arrival of the 7th Australian Division from the Middle East. Note the three men sitting on the benc...030130/03
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Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of ...
Photograph
Maker: Rintel, David Leslie
Adelaide, SA. March 1942. Air raid shelter in Botanical Gardens. Photograph taken at the time of the arrival of the 7th Australian Division from the Middle East. Note the soldier standing in front of ...030130/06
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A five roomed flat was extensively damaged in this building during the Axis bombing raid of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Stirton
A five roomed flat was extensively damaged in this building during the Axis bombing raid of the night before. There were no casualties, as the occupants of the building were in air raid shelters.030037/01
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A five roomed flat was extensively damaged in this building during the Axis bombing raid of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Stirton
A five roomed flat was extensively damaged in this building during the Axis bombing raid of the night before. There were no casualties, as the occupants of the building were in air raid shelters.030037/02
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A hole in the garden ready for an Anderson air raid shelter. The shelter is in the back yard of ...
Photograph
Maker: Adams, Douglas
A hole in the garden ready for an Anderson air raid shelter. The shelter is in the back yard of the Adams family home at 405 Gardeners Road, Mascot, Sydney.P04338.003
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A.I.F. IN SOUTH ENGLAND. MEN FROM QUEENSLAND AND TASMANIA DIG AIR RAID DEFENCES.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
A.I.F. IN SOUTH ENGLAND. MEN FROM QUEENSLAND AND TASMANIA DIG AIR RAID DEFENCES.003490
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A.I.F. IN SOUTH ENGLAND. MEN FROM TASMANIA AND QUEENSLAND DIG AIR RAID DEFENCES.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
A.I.F. IN SOUTH ENGLAND. MEN FROM TASMANIA AND QUEENSLAND DIG AIR RAID DEFENCES.003488
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Air raid precaution (ARP) map of City of Sydney and Environs, NSW [Part 2 - Northern Sheet]
Published Collection
Air raid precaution (ARP) map of City of Sydney and Environs, NSW [Part 2 - Northern Sheet]. Scale: 1/8 Mile scale (notes include a scale of 10 chains to an inch) Legend includes markings for: Stat...AWM2022.597.26.2
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Air raid precaution (ARP) map of City of Sydney and Environs, NSW [Part 1 - Southern Sheet]
Published Collection
Air raid precaution (ARP) map of City of Sydney and Environs, NSW [Part 1 - Southern Sheet]. Scale: 1/8 Mile scale (notes include a scale of 10 chains to an inch) Legend includes markings for: Stat...AWM2022.597.26.1
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Air raid shelter becomes swimming pool (News From Home. No. 75)
Film
Sydney, NSW, 1944. An air raid shelter becomes a swimming pool for local children.F00767
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Alan Evans working upon the construction of an air raid shelter at his residence on Sydney's ...
Photograph
Maker: Evans, Alan A
Alan Evans working upon the construction of an air raid shelter at his residence on Sydney's North Shore. Evans, a keen photographer before the war, was employed at the time by the Cockatoo Docks and...P05601.004
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An air raid shelter in Hyde Park Sydney, closed as were most of the public shelters, as a ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
An air raid shelter in Hyde Park Sydney, closed as were most of the public shelters, as a protection against vandals or misuse.042825
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An Anderson air raid shelter under construction in the back yard of the Adams family home at 405 ...
Photograph
Maker: Adams, Douglas
An Anderson air raid shelter under construction in the back yard of the Adams family home at 405 Gardeners Road, Mascot, Sydney.P04338.002
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An Anderson air raid shelter under construction in the back yard of the Adams family home at 405 ...
Photograph
Maker: Adams, Douglas
An Anderson air raid shelter under construction in the back yard of the Adams family home at 405 Gardeners Road, Mascot, Sydney.P04338.005
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Anderson air raid shelter: Adams family home, Mascot
Technology
Maker: John Lysaght Pty Ltd Lysaght's Newcastle Works Pty Limited
Anderson air raid shelter. The outside of the shelter is painted black and consists of an internal timber frame which is covered by six sheets of corrugated steel sheeting (three each side). The corru...REL29034
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An unknown worker applies cement to the roof of an air raid shelter at the residence of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Evans, Alan A
An unknown worker applies cement to the roof of an air raid shelter at the residence of the photographer, Alan Evans, on Sydney's North Shore. Evans, a keen photographer before the war, was employed ...P05601.003
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A.R.P Warden's whistle : Mrs G Furse-Roberts, British Women's Civil Defence Corps
Heraldry
Maker: J Hudson & Co
ARP (Air Raid Precaution) pattern nickel plated brass whistle with a long gold polished cotton cord attached to the ring at the top. The whistle is impressed with the following manufacturer's details:...REL43317
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AT SEA, MEDITERRANEAN. 1941-04-30. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) PERSONNEL FROM THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Atkins née Crittenden, Moira Ann
AT SEA, MEDITERRANEAN. 1941-04-30. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) PERSONNEL FROM THE 2/6TH GENERAL HOSPITAL EMERGE FROM UNDER A LIFE BOAT USED AS AN AIR RAID SHELTER DURING THEIR EVACUATION FR...087667
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At sea off Cape York on "Manoora"; verso: Air raid shelter for HQ signals unit
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two soldiers on board HMAS "Manoora" are shown resting in one of the cabins as the vessel sails at sea off Cape York. One soldier is lying on the floor reading a book, the other is sitting on a bunk b...ART29986
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO. 1945-09-07. LIEUTENANT COLONEL P. E. RHODEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/14TH ...
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO. 1945-09-07. LIEUTENANT COLONEL P. E. RHODEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WALKING DOWN THE STEPS FROM HIS TENT WHICH HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE TOP OF AN OLD JAPA...116220
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BELFAST, 1945-08. STREET SCENE OF HOUSES WITH AIR RAID SHELTERS IN STREET. (162.5) (DONOR: R. ...
Photograph
Maker: Isaac, Cyril Hampden
BELFAST, 1945-08. STREET SCENE OF HOUSES WITH AIR RAID SHELTERS IN STREET. (162.5) (DONOR: R. CALVERT)P00687.849
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Berrimah, NT. c. 1942-03. A Medical Officer and a nurse from the No. 2 Camp Hospital, crouched in ...
Photograph
Berrimah, NT. c. 1942-03. A Medical Officer and a nurse from the No. 2 Camp Hospital, crouched in a slit trench during an air raid at No. 2 Camp Hospital. (Donor; J. Biddle)P01918.004
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Berrimah, NT. c. 1942-03. Two nurses and a Medical Officer from the No. 2 Camp Hospital eating a ...
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Berrimah, NT. c. 1942-03. Two nurses and a Medical Officer from the No. 2 Camp Hospital eating a meal in a slit trench (during an air raid practice?) at No. 2 Camp Hospital. (Donor; J. Biddle)P01918.005
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Brunswick, Germany. C. 1945-06. RAAF airman walking through one of the giant concrete air raid ...
Photograph
Brunswick, Germany. C. 1945-06. RAAF airman walking through one of the giant concrete air raid shelters which gave the German civil population such good shelter.UK2962
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Buttons : Mrs G Furse-Roberts, British Women's Civil Defence Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Firmin & Sons
Seven two-piece white metal buttons with metal shanks. Each button carries on the front the raised letters 'CD' (Civil Defence) surmounted by a King's crown. The back of each button is impressed 'FIRM...REL43319
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Buttons : Mrs G Furse-Roberts, British Women's Civil Defence Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Seven solid moulded black plastic buttons with an inset white metal shank. Each button carries on the front the raised letters 'CD' (Civil Defence) surmounted by a King's crown. There are three large ...REL43318
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Commonwealth Code for Air Raid Shelters, Buildings and Mines
Digitised Collection
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Department of Home Security
Published by L.F. Johnston, Commonwealth Govt. Printer, For Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Hone Security.AWM2022.9.31
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Demolishing a concrete air raid shelter
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
During the war these block-house shelters planted down the centre of wide Queensland streets were a feature of many towns.ART25621
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Dusseldorf, Germany. C. 1945-04. One of the reinforced concrete air-raid shelters encountered in ...
Photograph
Dusseldorf, Germany. C. 1945-04. One of the reinforced concrete air-raid shelters encountered in Germany wherever RAF bombing targets are to be found. This one, holding 700 people, was only slightly p...SUK14298
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Eileen (Joan) Brain discusses her experiences growing up in Tasmania, 1937-1947, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton
Sound
Maker: Brain, Eileen (Joan)
Eileen (Joan) Brain interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton for her "The Age of Innocence 1937–1947" oral history project. The interview covers Joan Brain's experience as a young person living through th...AWM2018.572.7
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Filling in backyard bomb shelter
Film
Maker: Greenwood, M S
Melbourne, Victoria, 1942. Reverend M S Greenwood and son Daryl filling in the back yard bomb shelter. Fire drill by the local fire brigade Mount Albert.F03500
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FRANCE, 1945-04. FILLING AIR RAID SHELTERS IN AVENUE MOLIERE (118.3). (PHOTOGRAPHER: C. ISAAC; ...
Photograph
Maker: Isaac, Cyril Hampden
FRANCE, 1945-04. FILLING AIR RAID SHELTERS IN AVENUE MOLIERE (118.3). (PHOTOGRAPHER: C. ISAAC; DONOR: C. KROYER).P00687.323
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German propaganda photograph captured by the RAF. German Caption: "Reichsmarshall Göring ...
Photograph
Maker: Lange, Eitel
German propaganda photograph captured by the RAF. German Caption: "Reichsmarshall Göring besichtigte am Freitag dem 6. August, im Berliner osten den bau von Luftschutzgräben. Rechts vom Reichsmarshall...P00668.005
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German propaganda photograph captured by the RAF. RAF Caption: "Goering inspects the building of ...
Photograph
Maker: Lange, Eitel
German propaganda photograph captured by the RAF. RAF Caption: "Goering inspects the building of air raid shelters in berlin. On his left is General Loerzer". The photograph shows Goering, Loerzer an...P00668.006
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Germany. 1945-05-03. An air raid shelter, partly constructed, covered with bomb ruins in Minden.
Photograph
Maker: Stewart, Alexander
Germany. 1945-05-03. An air raid shelter, partly constructed, covered with bomb ruins in Minden.UK2938
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GROVELY, QLD. 1942-07. PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF 20 LINE SECTION, LAND HEADQUARTERS, OUTSIDE AN AIR ...
Photograph
GROVELY, QLD. 1942-07. PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF 20 LINE SECTION, LAND HEADQUARTERS, OUTSIDE AN AIR RAID SHELTER. THE SECTION WAS INVOLVED IN WORK ON THE TELEGRAPH LINES CONNECTED WITH LAND HEADQUARTERS ...P01583.010
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HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-28. AIR-RAID SHELTERS IN CAMPBELL STREET, WITH HOBART HOSPITAL NURSES' ...
Photograph
HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-28. AIR-RAID SHELTERS IN CAMPBELL STREET, WITH HOBART HOSPITAL NURSES' QUARTERS IN CENTRE BACKGROUND AND THE SAILING SHIP "LAWHILL" IN LEFT BACKGROUND.051459
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HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-28. AIR-RAID SHELTERS IN DUNN STREET. NOTE THE SAILING SHIP "LAWHILL" ...
Photograph
HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-28. AIR-RAID SHELTERS IN DUNN STREET. NOTE THE SAILING SHIP "LAWHILL" IN THE BACKGROUND.051458
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HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-28. SCENE IN FRANKLIN SQUARE, SHOWING AIR-RAID SHELTERS.
Photograph
HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-28. SCENE IN FRANKLIN SQUARE, SHOWING AIR-RAID SHELTERS.051461
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HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-28. SCENE IN FRANKLIN SQUARE, SHOWING AIR-RAID SHELTERS.
Photograph
HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-28. SCENE IN FRANKLIN SQUARE, SHOWING AIR-RAID SHELTERS.051460
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If you are in the street when the air-raid siren sounds don't stampede...
Art
Maker: A.H. Tucker Government Printer, Brisbane
This poster issued by the Civil Defence Organisation informs Queenslanders what to do in the event of an air raid. This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.ARTV02590
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In an Italian air-raid shelter, Libya
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a group of men sitting inside an Italian air-raid shelter.ART21916
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Informal group portrait of RAAF recruits in an air raid shelter, Madley, Hereford, UK, waiting ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of RAAF recruits in an air raid shelter, Madley, Hereford, UK, waiting for their billy to boil. Left to right: 405290 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Bernard 'Bernie' William Battis...P09708.008
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Informal group portrait of RAAF recruits in an air raid shelter, Madley, Hereford, UK, waiting ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of RAAF recruits in an air raid shelter, Madley, Hereford, UK, waiting for their billy to boil. Left to right: 411503 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Kenneth Tudor Rodwell Lucas, a d...P09708.007
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Informal portrait of 411184 Sergeant (later Flying Officer (FO)) Eric Beattie Purcell, RAAF, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of 411184 Sergeant (later Flying Officer (FO)) Eric Beattie Purcell, RAAF, standing in front of an air raid shelter in Madley, Herefordshire, UK.P09708.011
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Inmates of a children's home being directed downstairs to the air raid shelter during an air raid ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Inmates of a children's home being directed downstairs to the air raid shelter during an air raid precaution practice.136399
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Kassel, Germany. C. 1945-07. This low-level aerial photograph shows rows of ruined and battered ...
Photograph
Kassel, Germany. C. 1945-07. This low-level aerial photograph shows rows of ruined and battered railway repair sheds, with a camouflaged cone-shaped air raid shelter in the right foreground. These suf...SUK14757
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11168 Leading Aircraftman Percy Leslie Westcott with Gunner, his canine air-raid early warning ...
Photograph
11168 Leading Aircraftman Percy Leslie Westcott with Gunner, his canine air-raid early warning system. After suffering a broken leg in Darwin's first air raid, Gunner, a kelpie pup, developed an uncan...044608
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London can take it
Film
Maker: GPO Film Unit
Scenes before air raid; preparations after air raid warning; people enter air raid shelters; Anti-Aircraft gun flashes into night sky; scenes inside shelters; aerial stethoscope; buildings on fire and...F01516
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LONDON, ENGLAND, 1945-01. TOBOGGANING DOWN THE SIDE OF A SNOW COVERED AIR-RAID SHELTER. ...
Photograph
Maker: Isaac, Cyril Hampden
LONDON, ENGLAND, 1945-01. TOBOGGANING DOWN THE SIDE OF A SNOW COVERED AIR-RAID SHELTER. (PHOTOGRAPHER: C. ISAAC; DONOR: C. KROYER)P00687.195
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Looking for trouble: with searchlights in New Guinea
Film
Maker: Robinson, John
(A voice over sound track has been added to the Digital Betacam version). Activities of the 67 and 73 Mobile Anti- Aircraft Searchlight Batteries in New Guinea 1942-1943. Opening titles "Looking for t...F04002
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Magdeburg, Germany. C. 1945-07. Beside the wrecked factories of the Junkers Aero Engine Works in ...
Photograph
Magdeburg, Germany. C. 1945-07. Beside the wrecked factories of the Junkers Aero Engine Works in the German industrial town of Magdeburg this four metre thick concrete dome covered an air raid shelter...SUK14504
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Magdeburg, Germany. C. 1945-07. Part of the shop where anti-aircraft guns were made at the Krupp ...
Photograph
Magdeburg, Germany. C. 1945-07. Part of the shop where anti-aircraft guns were made at the Krupp Crusonwerk A. G. works in the German industrial town of Magdeburg which was the target of air attacks b...SUK14495
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MANY OF THE STEEL SHEETS ARE USED FOR ANDERSON TYPE AIR-RAID SHELTERS, AND HERE WE SEE A 14 GAUGE ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
MANY OF THE STEEL SHEETS ARE USED FOR ANDERSON TYPE AIR-RAID SHELTERS, AND HERE WE SEE A 14 GAUGE STEEL SHEET BEING CORRUGATED TO GIVE ADDED STRENGTH. PREVIOUSLY GALVANISED, THESE SHEETS ARE NOW SUPPL...013130
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-10-12. AIR RAID TRENCHES AT JOLIMONT PARK OVERGROWN WITH GRASS AND WEEDS.
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-10-12. AIR RAID TRENCHES AT JOLIMONT PARK OVERGROWN WITH GRASS AND WEEDS.139859
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-10-12. AIR RAID TRENCHES AT JOLIMONT PARK OVERGROWN WITH GRASS AND WEEDS.
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-10-12. AIR RAID TRENCHES AT JOLIMONT PARK OVERGROWN WITH GRASS AND WEEDS.139858
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-06-02. Air raid trenches in the suburbs have become overgrown with weeds and ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-06-02. Air raid trenches in the suburbs have become overgrown with weeds and grass.138982
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-06-02. Air raid trenches in the suburbs have become overgrown with weeds and ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-06-02. Air raid trenches in the suburbs have become overgrown with weeds and grass.138980
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Melbourne, Vic. 1944-08-04. City Council employees filling in air raid trenches along St. Kilda ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-08-04. City Council employees filling in air raid trenches along St. Kilda Road.141540
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-12-07. GUNNER SHAW, THE 10,001ST WOMAN RECRUITED INTO THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-12-07. GUNNER SHAW, THE 10,001ST WOMAN RECRUITED INTO THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (AWAS), EMERGING FROM AN UNDERGROUND AIR RAID SHELTER.137254
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-11-02. One of the overgrown air raid trenches in the Treasury Gardens.
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-11-02. One of the overgrown air raid trenches in the Treasury Gardens.141968
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-11-02. One of the overgrown air raid trenches in the Treasury Gardens.
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-11-02. One of the overgrown air raid trenches in the Treasury Gardens.141969
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-11-02. One of the overgrown air raid trenches in the Treasury Gardens.
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-11-02. One of the overgrown air raid trenches in the Treasury Gardens.141973
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-10. PUPILS OF THE ST ANTHONY'S BABIES HOME, KEW, SIT QUIETLY IN THEIR ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-10. PUPILS OF THE ST ANTHONY'S BABIES HOME, KEW, SIT QUIETLY IN THEIR SAND BAG AND CONCRETE SHELTER DURING AN AIR RAID PRECAUTION PRACTICE.136398
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Mothers let them go give them a chance of greater safety and health
Art
Maker: British Ministry for Health Evacuation Scheme LONDON : GOVERNMENT EVACUATION SCHEME, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, [N.D.] (LONDON : J. WEINER FOR H.M. STATI
The threat of German strategic bombing of English cities prompted the Government Evacuation Scheme, sending children and women with infants to rural areas for safety. The first wave of evacuations to...ARTV01916
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2/3 Motor Transport Company and POW Bicycle Camp at Batavia
Film
Maker: Cressey, Dallas Lowther
Reel 1. Liverpool, NSW January 1941. Roadways of old corrugated iron huts. Free French were being held. General camp scenes. Parade ground with 2/3rd Motor Transport Company and 2/3/ Motor Ambulance C...F03456
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My mother and brother Fred Adams demolishing the Anderson Air Raid Shelter. An Anderson air raid ...
Photograph
Maker: Adams, Douglas
My mother and brother Fred Adams demolishing the Anderson Air Raid Shelter. An Anderson air raid shelter was constructed in the back yard of the Adams family home at 405 Gardeners Road, Mascot, Sydney...P04338.001
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NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES DIGGING AIR RAID SHELTERS.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES DIGGING AIR RAID SHELTERS.002403
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OFFICERS GOING TO COVER ON THE SOUNDING OF AN AIR RAID ALARM. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.)
Photograph
Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
OFFICERS GOING TO COVER ON THE SOUNDING OF AN AIR RAID ALARM. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.)003302
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OMUTA, FUKUOKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, 1945-09. THE REMAINS OF THE HOSPITAL AT FUKUOKA CAMP 17, A ...
Photograph
OMUTA, FUKUOKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, 1945-09. THE REMAINS OF THE HOSPITAL AT FUKUOKA CAMP 17, A PRISONER-OF-WAR (POW) CAMP AT OMUTA, A PROVINCIAL MANUFACTURING TOWN ON THE ISLAND OF KYUSHU. THE HOSPITAL ...P01662.009
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Osaka, Japan. September 1945. Japanese high school students are working among the ruins of Osaka, ...
Photograph
Osaka, Japan. September 1945. Japanese high school students are working among the ruins of Osaka, clearing debris around air raid shelters next to their school.019378
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PALMALMAL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-24. NX103881 CAPTAIN F.H. BANGEL, 17TH ADVANCED ...
Photograph
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-24. NX103881 CAPTAIN F.H. BANGEL, 17TH ADVANCED AMMUNITION DEPOT, OUTSIDE HIS AIR RAID SHELTER, "BANGEL'S BOLT HOLE". THIS SHELTER WAS FORMALLY A JAPANESE AM...077176
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1. Parents dig slit trenches for schools. 2. Kiddies slide to safety in raid shelters. 3. Air raid victims speak. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 11)
Film
Maker: Fox Movietone News
1. (1 min 13 sec) School children join their fathers on Saturday afternoons to dig slit trenches. 2. (2 min 38 sec) Scarboro house children practice air raid precautions. 3. (5min) Survivors from firs...F00334
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Potter, Oswald Spencer
Private Record
Maker: Potter, Oswald Spencer Various
Collection relating to the civilian work of Oswald Spencer Potter during the Second World War in Sydney. Lecture notes, pamphlets, plans, reports and letters concerning the design of civilian air raid...PR00063
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RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-13. CHINESE CIVILIANS, INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE AT A CAMP 15 ...
Photograph
RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-13. CHINESE CIVILIANS, INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE AT A CAMP 15 MILES WEST OF RABAUL, WERE CONTACTED BY A PARTY OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY AND RED CROSS OFFICIALS SOON AFTER THE...096539
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TRY ONE OF THEIR AIR RAID TRENCHES. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.).
Photograph
Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TRY ONE OF THEIR AIR RAID TRENCHES. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.).003086
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Staff of Parliament House are inspecting the recently dug air raid trenches in the foreground of ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Staff of Parliament House are inspecting the recently dug air raid trenches in the foreground of Parliament House. These trenches were dug in preparation for air raid drills and evacuations.136211
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ST KILDA, VIC. 1944-01-06. A COUNCIL EMPLOYEE FILLING IN AIR RAID TRENCHES IN THE LOCAL PARK.
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
ST KILDA, VIC. 1944-01-06. A COUNCIL EMPLOYEE FILLING IN AIR RAID TRENCHES IN THE LOCAL PARK.140221
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ST KILDA, VIC. 1944-01-06. A COUNCIL EMPLOYEE FILLING IN AIR RAID TRENCHES IN THE LOCAL PARK.
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
ST KILDA, VIC. 1944-01-06. A COUNCIL EMPLOYEE FILLING IN AIR RAID TRENCHES IN THE LOCAL PARK.140222
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SYDNEY, C. 1942. AN AIR RAID SHELTER AT BELLEVUE HILL.
Photograph
SYDNEY, C. 1942. AN AIR RAID SHELTER AT BELLEVUE HILL.044550
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SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-09-08. AIR-RAID PRACTICE AT NO. 113 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. MEMBERS OF THE ...
Photograph
SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-09-08. AIR-RAID PRACTICE AT NO. 113 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT EMPLOYED AT THE HOSPITAL, DON RESPIRATORS BEFORE ENTERING AN AIR-RAID SHELTER...026570
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SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-09-08. MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT AT NO. 113 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL ...
Photograph
SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-09-08. MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT AT NO. 113 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL DONNING RESPIRATORS AS THEY ENTER AN AIR-RAID SHELTER DURING AIR RAID PRACTICE.026571
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Tests on air raid surface shelters
Film
Shelter tests carried out by the R & E Department Ministry of Home Security. Shows the method of strengthening surface shelters and reinforced concrete shelter. Six shelters were built on a concrete f...F01956
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The baffle box of an Anderson air raid shelter under construction in the back yard of the Adams ...
Photograph
Maker: Adams, Douglas
The baffle box of an Anderson air raid shelter under construction in the back yard of the Adams family home at 405 Gardeners Road, Mascot, Sydney.P04338.004
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The big figtree in Abbott street
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Beneath its great branches, an ugly concrete air-raid shelter stood during the war years, Cairns, Queensland.ART25630
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These troops of the 26th Australian Infantry Brigade are watching an air raid some distance from ...
Photograph
Maker: Cumpston, John S
These troops of the 26th Australian Infantry Brigade are watching an air raid some distance from their headquarters. They came out of their shelter to watch the action.020083
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They also serve
Film
A National Emergency Service propaganda film showing the Service at training and in action. Cast: personnel of NES and members of the Australian Journalists Association - Harry Richards, Molly Austin ...F01890
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Tobruk siege
Film
Maker: Lumley, William
Tobruk, Libya circa 1941. Activities at the 2/4th Australian General Hospital. Shows men bathing in the sea. Washing clothes in sea water. Soldier dressed in a towel filling sand bags infront of uncom...F10059
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Trousers : Mrs G Furse-Roberts, British Women's Civil Defence Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark blue wool serge trousers with a placket on the left side fastening with two concealed black plastic buttons. A further button closes the waist band. There is a slash pocket in the right side seam...REL43316.003
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Two unknown workers pose in a deep pit while constructing an air raid shelter at the residence of ...
Photograph
Maker: Evans, Alan A
Two unknown workers pose in a deep pit while constructing an air raid shelter at the residence of the photographer, Alan Evans, on Sydney's North Shore. Evans, a keen photographer before the war, was...P05601.002
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Underground shelter
Art
Maker: Baird, John
The entrance to an underground shelter in Darwin is depicted, with two steel helmets shown hanging on nails.ART27873
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Unknown relative of Alan Evans entering an air raid shelter recently constructed at his residence ...
Photograph
Maker: Evans, Alan A
Unknown relative of Alan Evans entering an air raid shelter recently constructed at his residence on Sydney's North Shore. Evans, a keen photographer before the war, was employed at the time by the C...P05601.005
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1. VAD's leave for front with AIF 2. Men of valour return home 3. Should we expect bombs from Japan? (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 11.)
Film
Maker: Fox Movietone News
1. (1 min 27 sec) Troopship departs with first batch of VADs leaving for the front 2. (2 min 11 sec) Lieutenant Cutler and other wounded war heroes return home and are united with their families. 3. (...F00324
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Wampo (Wang Po), Thailand. 19 October 1945. Members of the Military History Field Team are ...
Photograph
Maker: Reddaway, Bruce Albert
Wampo (Wang Po), Thailand. 19 October 1945. Members of the Military History Field Team are standing on a section of the Wampo viaduct, looking upstream at the Kwai Noi river. Behind them is the entran...120514
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WOOLLAHRA, SYDNEY, N.S.W. 1942-06. HOME-MADE AIR RAID SHELTER IN BACKYARD OF A RESIDENCE AT 6A ...
Photograph
WOOLLAHRA, SYDNEY, N.S.W. 1942-06. HOME-MADE AIR RAID SHELTER IN BACKYARD OF A RESIDENCE AT 6A WOODS AVENUE DUG BY G.P. MCKEOWN, (PICTURED) THEN A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD, WHO WAS LATER TO SERVE IN THE A.I.F...044707
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Workmen digging slit trenches in the grounds of Parliament House in preparation for air raid ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Workmen digging slit trenches in the grounds of Parliament House in preparation for air raid drills and evacuations.136236