Re: Air Raid Precautions

["David & Jan Winter" <winterd@icenet.com.au>]

David Bromage wrote in message ...
>Jo & Paul (curry@tpg.com.au) wrote:
>> Could somebody please explain the operating instructions of aust
>> railways during air raids
>
>Most railway stations had cellars of some description. Many of these were
>converted to air raid shelters.

And of course, there were the unused tunnels in the City Loop - Under Hyde
Park and Macquarie St. Now there's a "cellar" for you!

DW


>
>Anybody got any records of how the NAR coped during the raids on Darwin?
>I know Townsville was bombed at least once, but I've never heard anything
>about what QR did.
>
>Cheers
>David