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Anyone know the British show Dad’s Army?
A really funny show but not what this post is about.
New South Wales real civil defence during the second World War was the National Emergency Services (NES).
In 1939, the National Emergency Services (NES) was established
in New South Wales (NSW) to provide aid, education, and protection on the home
front during World War II. The NES helped to: Install air raid
sirens, Construct trench shelters, Build covered trenches, and Construct
pillbox air raid shelters.
Newcastle’s NES volunteers organised many kinds of exercises in order to be prepared if the enemy did attack. When the blackouts came into force it was the NES who had to make sure people took it seriously.
Many of the NES volunteers were women.
By the end of the war, 115,418 people had volunteered with the NES, with nearly half of them serving as wardens.
The NES was disbanded six months after the war ended.
That's such a fascinating history of what we now call an early warning system, particularly if there is a severe thunderstorm or tornado in our area. Blessings, Jo-Anne!
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