SHELTER TUNNELS
AIR-RAID PROTECTION GOVERNOR' IMPRESSED (F.A.) AUCKLAND, Dec. 5. 1 Air-raid shelters under Albert Park were inspected by the GovernorGenera), Sir Cyril Newall. His Excellency made a detailed inspection along the route and at the plan board made a careful inquiry into the practical aspects of dealing within a few minutes with a very large crowd. One point he made, which should be given the widest publicity, is the likely tendency of the people in the first rush to stop at the end of the access tunnels. .This would soon block the entrances. The Mayor, • Mr. J. A. C. Allum, informed him that wardens would be posted to keep the stream moving rapidly inward. Although heavy rain had fallen during the previous night, there was practically no leakage into the galleries. His' Excellency expressed high approval of the shelters and their equipment,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20959, 5 December 1942, Page 2
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143SHELTER TUNNELS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20959, 5 December 1942, Page 2
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