- Spelling of names was not as consistent as it is today, so be sure to check alternatives—e.g. Thompson and Thomson.
- Names may have been incorrectly indexed as the handwriting is sometimes difficult to read or the ink has faded.
- The capital letters L, T, F and S are often confused as lower-case letters n, m, u and w. This means that Taylor may indexed as Laylor or Brum may be indexed as Bruin.
- The use of double ‘s’ (ss) often looks like fs, so Ross will be indexed as Ross but may appear in the record as Rofs.
- Names may have been written in the record phonetically as the clerks wrote the names as they heard them. Think about how it could be spelt as it was heard.
- Some given names are abbreviated as they appear in the original record
- Some records are restricted for several years.
- Some records have not survived.
- A blank cell indicates that there is no information recorded in the original.
Police
Lighting restrictions
We hold records on lighting restrictions and blackouts from the Police Service Commissioner’s Office during the Second World War, as well as information on inquiries and reports, internment, lighting restrictions and blackouts, supplies, firearms and ammunition, civil defence, American forces, air raids and acts and regulations.
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Lighting restrictions
- Lighting restrictions from 1941 to 1942 and from 1942 to 1944
- Using vehicle headlights from 1942 to 1943
- Display of external lighting from 1939 to 1945
- Distinguishing marks on essential services vehicles during blackouts from 1941 to 1942
- Circulars about light restrictions from 1941 to 1943
- Newspaper cuttings:
Blackouts
- Blackouts in Toowoomba:
- Blackouts in Townsville from 1941 to 1944
- Blackouts in Brisbane from 1941 to 1945
- Blackouts in Cairns from 1941 to 1945
- Blackouts in Mackay from 1941 to 1945
- Blackouts in Maryborough:
- Blackouts in Rockhampton from 1941 to 1945
- Blackouts on the South Coast from 1941 to 1945
- Blackouts in Longreach from 1944 to 1945
- Blackouts on the Australian coast during 1942
- Blackouts in Townsville, Atherton, Herberton and Millaa Millaa during 1942
- Blackouts in Warwick during 1942
- Blackouts in Ipswich from 1942 to 1944
- Blackouts in Fortitude Valley from 1942 to 1945
- Blackouts in Roma from 1943 to 1944
- Blackouts in Cloncurry during 1944
We also hold other police records on blackouts during the Second World War, including information on:
- blackout expenses from 1941 to 1942
- blackout alert from 27 February 1942
- air raid precautions and services to wardens’ post from 1941 to 1945
- printing or distinguishing mark on silent cops, safety zones, street corner kerbings and other obstructions for blackouts during 1942
- civil defence, blackout and brownout from 1939 to 1943
- requests for permission to use vehicles during an alert, a blackout, or an air raid from 1942 to 1943.
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In this guide:
- Stealing and profiteering
- Supplies
- Air raids
- Internment
- American forces
- Civil defence
- Acts and regulations
- Inquiries and reports
- Firearm and ammunition
- Lighting restrictions
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