Historical information

Provides advice to Householders" giving instructions/regulations during the Second World War to prepare for an air raid including air raid signals, things to do, lighting restrictions, shelters, risks from air raids, sketches of shelters, including vehicles at night, preventing light leakage from homes, and pedestrian behaviour or precautions at night.

Included is a note or advice issued by the District Warden that only regulations in regard to blackout applied in Ballarat (spelled with two a's). Blackout restrictions were applied to Ballarat's tram, including the application of white bumper bars etc.

Significance

Yields information about the application of blackouts in Ballarat during the Second World War. These applied to the SEC trams.

Physical description

Pamphlet - booklet - 48 pages centre stapled titled - "Air Raid Precautions -