AIR RAID SHELTER IN PARK
BETWEEN SWORD ST AND FLOWER ST,
WOOLLOONGABBA, QLD
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

There were many Air Raid Shelters built around Brisbane during WWII. It is generally unknown by most Brisbane people that many of them are still partially standing and used as bus shelters or shade shelters in parks around Brisbane. Many people stand under them or drive past them not realising their original use during WWII.

Photo:- Karen Nunan March 2020

Council built air raid shelter in small park near Flower Street, Woolloongabba

Photo:- Karen Nunan March 2020

Air raid shelter in small park near Flower Street, Woolloongabba

The Brisbane City Council adopted an innovative design for its public air raid shelters such that after the war, the brick walls around them could be removed leaving a cantilevered roof concrete structure ideal for bus shelters or general shade.

Design of Brisbane City Council Air Raid Shelters

Air Raid Shelters in Brisbane

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Karen Nunan for her assistance with this web page.

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This page first produced 30 March 2020

This page last updated 30 March 2020