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Air Raid Shelter Files

Description

Unique IDAS-0131Start dateBetween 12th January 1942 and 10th January 1945Start date qualifierexactFormatRegistered FileShort descriptionThis series consists of air raid shelter files ,1942-1945 created by Sydney City Council under the National Emergency Act, 1941.DescriptionThis series consists of air raid shelter files, 1942-1945 created by Sydney City Council under the provisions of the National Emergency Act, 1941. Regulation 3 of this Act required the owners of certain buildings to provide shelters for persons accommodated in the building. It appears that it was the responsibility of the City Building Surveyor to write to the affected building owners and advise them of their responsibility.

The air raid shelter files were created by the City Architect and Building Surveyors Department II (AG-0016) in the period 01/01/1941 to 10/01/1945.

The files contained correspondence and reports from Council officers, and schedules of proposed shelter provisions (including a brief description of the shelter, the number of persons to be accommodated, methods of ventilation and lighting, number of entrances and emergency exits).

The files were controlled by an straight single-number system allocated from Air Raid Shelter Register (AS-0724). The Register was also an alphabetical index to the files by the street address.

Plans for the air raid shelters were submitted to Council for approval by the City Building Surveyor. These plans were allocated the same number as the files and are contained in series Air Raid Shelter Plans (AS-0725).

Applications to erect air raid shelters ceased in July 1943 but some files contain correspondence and memoranda as late as 1945. Only a representative sample has been retained. Relationship summaryCONTROLLED BY: Air Raid Shelter Register AS-0724 (21/12/1941 to 15/07/1943)
RELATED TO: Construction and maintenance of buildings and structures AY-0001 (01/01/1941 to 10/01/1943)
RELATED TO: Air Raid Shelter Plans AS-0725 (06/01/1942 to 01/01/1943)
RELATED TO: Wartime emergency services AY-0066 (01/01/1941 to 10/01/1943) LanguageEnglish (eng)

Item

File - Air raid shelter - Harry McEvoy - 37-39 O'Connor St Chippendale, 1942-1943

File - Air raid shelter - Winchcombe Carson Ltd - 48 Bridge Street Sydney, 1942-1944

File - Air raid shelter - Bank of NSW - 2 Bridge Street Sydney, 1942-1943

File - Air raid shelter - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney - 77 Elizabeth Street Sydney, 1942-1943

File - Air raid shelter - Buckinghams Ltd - 67-69 Oxford Street and 181-183 Riley Street, 1942-1944

File - Air raid shelter - T Green & Co Ltd - 25 Pyrmont Bridge Road Camperdown, 1942-1943

File – Review of air raid shelter plans by D & Q Murray Limited for 111 York Street Sydney, 1942

File - Air raid shelter - Culwulla Chambers - King and Castlereagh Streets Sydney, 1942-1943

File - Air raid shelter - Rannan House - 9-11 Castlereagh Street Sydney, 1942-1945

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CSA009120

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification and Arrangement

Source system ID131System of arrangementNumerical

Digitisation

Digitisation statusFully digitised

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Air Raid Shelter Files from the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

Relationships

CollectionWorld War IIOrganisationSydney City CouncilControlled by seriesAir Raid Shelter RegisterRelated seriesAir Raid Shelter PlansCreating agenciesCity Architect and Building Surveyor's Department IIRelated activitiesWartime emergency servicesConstruction and maintenance of buildings and structures

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