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Posts random Trove Newspapers articles about air raids, mostly from Australian newspapers up until the 1950s. Uses data from Trove: trove.nla.gov.au. See also @TroveAirBot.airminded.org, @TroveWW1AirRaidbot.airminded.org. Owner: @airminded.org
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "No title", The Townsville Daily Bulletin, 30 Nov 1937
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Air Raid Precautions Officer: "Under your chaise is a factory of 75 women. An air raid it expected in a few days. You can have anything you want What would you do?" Fair Candidate: "Take a week's leave!"
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February 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID ALARMS AT BERNE "Travelling Southward"", The Mercury, 20 Aug 1940
AIR RAID ALARMS AT BERNE "Travelling Southward"
BERNE, August 19.—Swiss anti-aircraft guns went into action at Berne after an air raid alarm last night. The all-clear signal was given an hour later. Basle
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February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Air Raid Shelters", The Proserpine Guardian, 28 Feb 1942
Air Raid Shelters.
In the first prosecutions in Queensland for entering air raid shelters, except during a raid three persons were fined in the Police Court in Brisbane
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February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Air Raid Shelters", The Proserpine Guardian, 28 Feb 1942
Air Raid Shelters.
In the first prosecutions in Queensland for entering air raid shelters, except during a raid three persons were fined in the Police Court in Brisbane
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February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Tokyo to Hold City-Wide Air Raid Practice", The Tribune, 22 Jan 1942
Tokyo to Hold City-Wide Air Raid Practice
TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Domei).--In line with the nationwide air raid defense drills, the Tokyo municipal
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February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Realism In Unley Mock Air Raid", The News, 25 Jul 1940
Realism In Unley Mock Air Raid
South Australia's first mock air raid, to be carried out at Unley on the afternoon of Sunday, August 11, will be a
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February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "CIVIL DEFENCE REHEARSAL Efficient Working", The Mercury, 1 Sep 1941
CIVIL DEFENCE REHEARSAL Efficient Working
The East Launceston and Newstead sectors of the Civil Defence Legion held full-scale daylight rehearsals on Saturday afternoon The working of each of the sectors was
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February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Woman : AIR RAID FASHION IN LAUNCESTON SMART AND SERVICEABLE", Examiner, 8 Apr 1942
Woman : AIR RAID FASHION IN LAUNCESTON SMART AND SERVICEABLE
THIS time last year we read with mixed feelings of interest, admiration, pity and perhaps amusement of the air raid fashions which the women of England had adopted, and thought complacently that we in Australia
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February 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Air Raid Shelters To Be Built LONDON, February 1", The Telegraph, 2 Feb 1938
Air Raid Shelters To Be Built LONDON, February 1.
The "Daily Telegraph" says that the Air Raid Precautions Department is planning to build a number of public air raid shelters in London.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "EXCELLENT QUALITY", Bundaberg Daily News-Mail, 5 Sep 1942
EXCELLENT QUALITY
ARTHUR REKOW, South Kalkie: When the siren goes the people have to go to the nearest air raid shelters. You Should Shut all the doors and
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February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS. Or the Japs Will Get You if You Don't Look Out", Victor Harbour Times, 27 Nov 1942
AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS. Or the Japs Will Get You if You Don't Look Out.
1. In case of an air raid, run like —; if you are inside, run out; if you're outside, run in. It doesn't matter where you run, so long as you run
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February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Fined For Misuse Of Raid Shelter", The Sun News-Pictorial, 21 Feb 1942
Fined For Misuse Of Raid Shelter
BRISBANE, Friday.—In the first prosecutions under the Air Raid Wardens' Act a young woman and two militiamen were convicted in the
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February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "CAMERA FLASHES AROUND the WORLD", The Australasian, 28 Sep 1940
CAMERA FLASHES AROUND the WORLD
AUXILIARY FIRE-FIGHTERS IN LONDON have done sterling work in fighting fires caused by incendiary bombs dropped from German planes. Some of these men are shown directing a hose on a building damaged in a German air raid on the capital. LOOKING ALONG A STREET IN RAMSGATE, where nearly every house suffered
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February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Group System Of Air Raid Sirens Likely For Suburbs", The Telegraph, 12 Sep 1939
Group System Of Air Raid Sirens Likely For Suburbs
A group system of air raid sirens for Brisbane is now under consideration. It is proposed to utilise the electricity
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February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID MEASURES. Literature Now Available", The West Australian, 3 May 1940
AIR RAID MEASURES. Literature Now Available.
Supplies of aid raid precautions literature have arrived from Melbourne and are available for distribution to A.R.P. services. The literature embraces
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID ALARMS AT BERNE "Travelling Southward"", The Mercury, 20 Aug 1940
AIR RAID ALARMS AT BERNE "Travelling Southward"
BERNE, August 19.—Swiss anti-aircraft guns went into action at Berne after an air raid alarm last night. The all-clear signal was given an hour later. Basle
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February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "Faults Corrected Second Brisbane Air Raid a Complete Success", Warwick Daily News, 22 May 1942
Faults Corrected Second Brisbane Air Raid a Complete Success
BRISBANNE: The second air raid trial in Brisbane Yesterday lasted about 25 minutes. Within three minutes of the ai[?] raid alaram going, all
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February 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS", Cloncurry Advocate, 31 Jan 1941
AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS
Commencing from next week it is our intention to print a series of articles on air raid precautions, a subject on which everyone in the
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "WHERE WARDENS REPORT FOR DUTY", The Telegraph, 28 Oct 1942
WHERE WARDENS REPORT FOR DUTY
The Civil Defence Acts Amendment Bill, which is now before Parliament, clarifies the position regarding air raid wardens reporting for duty when a warning signal is sounded. Hitherto there has been some
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February 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID MEASURES. Literature Now Available", The West Australian, 3 May 1940
AIR RAID MEASURES. Literature Now Available.
Supplies of aid raid precautions literature have arrived from Melbourne and are available for distribution to A.R.P. services. The literature embraces
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February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID SHELTERS Not Required at Barrier, Says Town Clerk NO INDUSTRIES WORTH BOMBING! BROKEN HILL. Monday", The Recorder, 29 Oct 1940
AIR RAID SHELTERS Not Required at Barrier, Says Town Clerk NO INDUSTRIES WORTH BOMBING! BROKEN HILL. Monday.
COMMENTING upon the agitation for the provision of air raid shelters, Mr. C. Crowley (town clerk) said that Broken
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February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AUSTRIAN AIR RAID", The Evening Echo, 2 Mar 1915
AUSTRIAN AIR RAID.
Pickles, the Australian airman, took part in the Austrian air raid. (This is the first intimation that an air raid on Austria has been made)
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February 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "No Entry to Air Raid Shelters", Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, 29 Dec 1941
No Entry to Air Raid Shelters
Regulations have been issued making it an offence to enter an air raid shelter or trench unless there is an air raid in progress. Heavy penalties
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February 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID EXERCISES IN BERLIN PEOPLE RESENT INCONVENIENCE", Singleton Argus, 20 Sep 1937
AIR RAID EXERCISES IN BERLIN PEOPLE RESENT INCONVENIENCE
Owing to objections by residents of Berlin to the intention to plunge the city into darkness for five nights during the air raid precautions this week, and
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February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "AIR RAID MEASURES. Suburban Activities", The West Australian, 29 Sep 1939
AIR RAID MEASURES. Suburban Activities.
Each of the three public meetings recently held at Subiaco to prepare for air raid precautions was successful, volunteers having come along readily. Five
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February 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM