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Mitchell & Mitchell :Raid shelter, National Bank of New Zealand Limited, premises Court...

Date: 1942 - 1944

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-068-016/019

Description: Includes floor plans, and sections for the conversion of the basement of the building for use as an air raid shelter. The total capacity was around 140 persons. Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to around 560 x 735 mm.

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Mitchell & Mitchell :Raid shelter, Factory Lower Hutt [for] Messrs Turnbull & Jones Ltd...

Date: 1942

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-068-008

Description: Shows layout and section of the building, with alterations made to form a shelter of a capacity of 60 persons. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on tracing paper, 446 x 535 mm.

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Mitchell & Mitchell :Raid shelter, Messrs Turnbull and Jones Limited, Courtenay Place W...

Date: 1942

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-068-003

Description: Shows layout and section of basement as existing and as altered. Capacity fo the shelter was 68 persons (40 occupants + 28 extra persons) Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on tracing paper, 502 x 770 mm.

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Mitchell & Mitchell :Todd Motor Co[mpan]y, Courtenay Place Wellington. Proposed raid sh...

Date: 1942

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-068-004/007

Description: Includes floor plans, and sections for the conversion of the ground floor of the building for use as an air raid shelter. There are several different versions proposed, but the total capacity was around 150 persons. Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to around 560 x 735 mm.

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Opening of the Ngaio Emergency Precautions Service Post

Date: 25 April 1942

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 1/2-123872-G

Description: The Mayor of Wellington, Mr T C A Hislop, as the chief of the Emergency Precautions Service opening the new combined district wardens, first aid and firepost, at Ngaio, on Saturday, 25 April 1942. Photographer unidentified. Published in the Evening Post on the 27th of April 1942, page 6. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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Constructing an air raid shelter.

Date: 1942

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0063

Description: Group of men putting up the walls of an air raid shelter. Photographed in April 1942 by the Weekly News. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Air raid shelter; Albert Park Tunnel, Auckland

Date: 1942

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0064

Description: The Mayor of Auckland, J A C Allum, photographed with a group of officials at the entrance to the Albert Park Tunnel. Photographed in October 1942 by the Weekly News. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Construction of air raid shelters, Auckland

Date: 1942

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0075

Description: Photograph of three primary school girls photographed through an air raid shelter entrance in the grounds of an unidentified Auckland school. Photographed in April 1942 by the Weekly News. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

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