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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A R P.
Issued by the Civil Defence Legion of Tasmania.
AIR RAID WARNING SIGNALS
1. ALERT:
A series o! alterante lung and sharl blasts con-
tinuing (or 2 minutes.
1 WARNING:
A series ai long blasts each of 5 seconds duration
with 2 seconds intervals between blasts.
.1 ALL CLEAR:
A continuous blast, of. 2 minutes duration.
I,-Détermine which is the iafesl place1 in your ,
ji-emises-an inner passage or the like^in case of un-'
expected' emergency attack ; Your warden will ad-
vise vdu in "this, regard
., 2.-On .the alert signal: Those'reasqnablj close
io .their homes Will proceed there. if in the open,,
away, .from home, they will proceed to the nearest .'
place; of 'shelter7 af- instructed by Ai- Raid Wardens '
Hi ose af v business ^remises, factories, indooi çather- ?
ings,''or . the like, will remain undei control <if the .
House di Sector Wardens and . act as instructed.
Householders must close doors and windows and turn
off all gas1 and electricity supply, unless urgently re-
quired. . Al night all motor light* should be dim-
med.' ,
, 3,-On the warning signal: fark vehicles by the
roadside Assemble in approved shelters AH lights
out. .- .
4. -In the event: ot a' raid occurring, report in de-
tail immediately any damage or injuries to:the special'
Unstable on your beat, or the nearest Warden's post
rhis is the quicKest. way of obtaining assistance
Keep oft the street's and take cover duriñg a raid Do
mt oanic
5. -INCENDIARY BOMBS: lt you lind yourself
jailed upon to deal with an incendiary bomb, do not
throw water directlj on to vt, but watei from an
atomised <pray as attached to the stirrup pump is
effective. A burning bomb may -be controlled if sand
is putjovei it Use wooden bucket and scoop to dis-
tribute, sand, oi have sand bags half Ailed and dump
one of these directly on to a burning bomb Contact
Civil Defence Legion officials foi furlhei instructions
and study closely those on the widely distributed
posters. "How to Deal with Incendiary Öombs."
Sector Wardens
HOBART.-Sandy Bay Mr P. H. Thomas, De-
partment of Agriculture (telephone 7046), or 88 Regent
St.. Sandy Bay (5248) BATTERY POINT, Mr H R.
Neilson. A. G Webstei and Sons Ltd (4031), or ll
Hampden Rd. i5594). CITY (Hobarti, Mr. W J.
Mason. Cascade Brewery Co. Ltd office (4084), oi 4
Lipscombe Ave. .9267). SOUTH HOBART, Mr. G.
T. Lowe, Town Hall (4051). or 17 Wellesley St (7460)
WEST AND NORTH-WEST HOB AR-, Mr. A. C.
Robinson, O.B.M Pty. Ltd (3091). or 26 Faraday St.
(7471). NORTH AND NORTH-EAaT HOBART, Mr.
H. T. Kench. Harvey Trinder (Tas.) Pty. Ltd. (6755),.
or 18 Mellifont St.M4528). NEW TOWN. Col. C. H.
Elliott A.M.P. Society (6527), or 26 Bay Rd. (W1159).
MOONAH. GLENORCHY. CLAREMONT. Mr. A. T.
Treanor. Electrolytic Zinc Co. , of Australasia '.td.
(Willi), or 25 Tower Rd (W1762). .<
LAUNCESTON.-MOWBRAY. Mr. A. Hamilton,
Mowbray Post Office (téléphone. Mowbray P.O.).
INVERMAY, Mr. G. T. Brrdgborn. 173 Invermay Rd.
(1075). CITY (Launceston). Mt1. G. Purcell. 96 Cam-
eron St. (1630). .ir 31 Elizabeth St. (2156). SOUTH
LAUNCESTON Mr. B. Maurpill, Charles St. State
School (1055). KINGS MEADOWS, Mr. L. J Illing-
worth. Cor Lithgow St and Normanstone Rd. (2613),
or 24 Pyenna Ave (1216) WEST LAUNCESTON, Mr.
H.' Gunton, 70 Hill St. (790). or 5 White St. (2633).
NEWSTEAD, Mr. F. L. von Stieglitz, 16 David St.
(1416). EAST LAUNCESTON, Mr. N. A. Findlay.
19 Lyttleton St. (1656), or 6 Abbott St. (SSOK TRE-
VALLYN. Mr R. E. Smith. Cor. Gorge Rd. and tre-
vallyn Terrace (1816), or 17 Trevallyn Crescent (1220).
ST. LEONARDS. Mr. J. T. Sculthorpes Sculthorpes
store (1929) ' "
First Aid Posts '
'HOBART.-Sector No. 1 SANDY BAY (Queen-
borough), Princes St. School (main building); Lower
Sandy Bay Fahan School. Sandy Bay Rd- Sector
No. 2. EAST HOBART. SL George's Hall. Cromwell
St.. Battery Point. Sector No I. CITY. Out-patients'
Department. Royal Hobari Hospital. Continental,
Macquarie St Sector No 1. SOUTH HOBART. St
Luke's. Anglesea St.; Hutchins School. Macquarie St.
Sector No. 5/6 NORTH-WEST HOBART. Elizabeth
St. Practising /School; Lansdowne Crescent Hall,
West Hobari. Sector No. 7. NORTH-EAST HOBART.
State High School; Friends' School Sector No. 8.
NEW TOWN. New Town State Schoofc Sector No. 9,
GLENORCHY. Community Hall, Hopkins St; Moonah
State School; Glenorchy State. School. CLARE-
MONT. Claremoni State School
LAUNCESTON.-Sector No 1, MOWBRAY,
Mowbray Heights State' School. Sector No 2, IN-
VERMAY, invermay ' State School. Sector No 3,
CITY. Wellington Square School. Sector No. 4.
SOUTH LAUNCESTON. Charles St State -School.
Sector No 5,/ KINGS MEADOWS. Glen Dhu Sute
School Sector No. 6. WEST LAUNCESTON. West
Launceston State School Sector No. 7, NEWSTEAD,
East Launceston State School. Sector No. 8, EAST
LAUNCESTON. Broadland House School. Sector No.
9. TREVALLYN. Trevallyn State School. Sector No.
.10. ST. LEONARDS - St Leonards State School.
Sand Depots
Sand may be obtained at the following places:
HOBART.-Main sand dump. Forestry Depart-
ment (rear ot old Hydro-Electric Commission build-
ings). Murray St.: Public Buildings. Macquarie St.;
all police stations, except Wharf; rear of Museum;
rear of Burn and Son; Junior Technical School, par-
ade ground, Liverpool St; Domestic Arts School.
Bathurst St: 9 Harbroe Ave.; 282A Argyle St
LAUNCESTON.-Invermay Police Station; ln:
veresk Police Station; Central Police Station: Tram
Sheds: West Launceston Police Station; Newstead
Police Station; Trevallyn Police Station; St. Leonard's
Police Station; Gascoyne St. West: corner High St.
and York St -
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