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Air Raid Shelter Plans, 1942-1945

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Unique IDAS-0725DateBetween 6th January 1942 and 31st December 1945Date qualifiercircaFormatPlanShort descriptionThis series consists of plans for air raid shelter files submitted to Council, 1942-1943 for approval under the provisions of the National Emergency Act, 1941. Some correspondence goes to 1945. Only a representative selection of files was kept as archives. DescriptionThis series consists of plans for air raid shelter files submitted to Council, 1942-1945 for approval 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. See the City Architect and Building Surveyors Department II (AG-0016).

The plans are controlled by an annual single numbering system allocated from Air Raid Shelter Register (AS-0724). The register is also an alphabetical index to the plans by the street address.

Correspondence and reports regarding the shelters are contained in Air Raid Shelter Files, 1941-1943 (AS-0131). The files were allocated the same number as the plans.

Applications to erect air raid shelters ceased in July 1943 but some files in AS-0131 contain correspondence and memoranda as late as 1945.

Only a representative selection of files was kept as archives.
Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Construction and maintenance of buildings and structures AY-0001 (06/01/1942 to 01/01/1943)
RELATED TO: Wartime emergency services AY-0066 (06/01/1942 to 01/01/1943)
LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID725System of arrangementSingle number

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Digitisation statusFully digitised

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are the original records held by 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.

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CollectionWorld War IIOrganisationSydney City CouncilControlled by seriesAir Raid Shelter Register, 1941-1943Creating agenciesCity Architect and Building Surveyor's Department IIRelated activitiesWartime emergency servicesConstruction and maintenance of buildings and structures

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Air Raid Shelter Plans, 1942-1945