Conference of Commonwealth and state Representatives on air raid precautions, held at Parliament House, Melbourne, 25th and 26th August, 1941

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Canberra : L.F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, [1941?]
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CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES ON AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HELD AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE. 1
CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES ON AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HELD AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3
COMMONWEALTH. Department of Home Security. 4
STATES. New South Wales. 4
CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES ON AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HELD AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE. 5
OPENING ADDRESS BY THE MINISTER FOR HOME SECURITY (THE HON. J. P. ABBOTT). 5
CONTROLLED LIGHTING OF AERODROMES. 7
RESERVATION OF TRAINED MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS AND STOCKS ACCUMULATED FOR DEMOLITION AND RESCUE SQUADS. 7
USE OF WIRELESS DURING AIR RAIDS. 7
VULNERABLE AREAS. 7
Item No. 3.—CONTROLLED LIGHTING. 8
Item No. 4.—AIR RAID WARNING SYSTEMS. 14
Item No. S.—FIRE-FIGHTING. 18
Item No. 6.—FIRST-AID EQUIPMENT. 24
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—ALLOCATION OF £500,000 GRANT. 27
Item No. 8.—INSTRUCTIONS TO PUBLIC. 32
Item No. 9.—EQUIPMENT. 33
Item No. 10.—TELEPHONES—USE FOE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS PURPOSES—CHARGES MADE FOR. 34
Item No. 11.—COMPENSATION. 35
Item No. 12.—RESERVATION OF PETROL SUPPLIES FOR EVACUATION AND TRAINING EXERCISES. 38
Item No. 13.—AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS MEASURES-COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENTS. 38
Item No. 14.—CAMOUFLAGE. 39
Item No. 15.—DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD. 40
Item No. 16.—TRAINING OF PERSONNEL OUTSIDE VULNERABLE AREAS. 41
Item No. 17.—EQUIPMENT OF EMERGENCY HOSPITALS AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR EVACUATION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS IN VULNERABLE AREAS. 41
Item No. 18.—CONTROL CENTRES. 42
Item No. 19.—SHELTERS. 45
VOTE OF THANKS TO CHAIRMAN. 50

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