AIR RAID SHELTER IN SMALL PARK NEAR DUTTON PARK
CORNER CORNWALL STREET AND RUSK STREET
BRISBANE, QLD, DURING WW2

Photo:- Sven Abrahamsson

A great night time shot of the WWII Air Raid Shelter in the small park
bounded by Cornwall Street, Rusk Street, Kent Street and Annerley Road

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

Can anyone tell me where there are more
of these structures still standing in Brisbane?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Sven Abrahamsson for his assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information?

"Australia @ War" WWII Research Products

This page first produced 1 September 2008

This page last updated 18 January 2020