Landsborough Air Raid Shelter
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Landsborough Air Raid Shelter, 2012
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| Location | Cribb Street, Landsborough, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 26°48′32″S 152°57′59″E / 26.8088°S 152.9663°ECoordinates: 26°48′32″S 152°57′59″E / 26.8088°S 152.9663°E |
| Built | 1942 |
| Official name: Public Air Raid Shelter, Landsborough Railway Station | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 3 April 2009 |
| Reference no. | 602709 |
| Significant period | 1942 (fabric) 1940s (historical use) |
 Location of Landsborough Air Raid Shelter in Queensland
Location of Landsborough Air Raid Shelter in Queensland
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Landsborough Air Raid Shelter is a heritage-listed air raid shelter at Cribb Street, Landsborough, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 April 2009.
The reinforced concrete air raid shelter at the Landsborough railway station, built in 1942 by Queensland Rail, was designed to provide shelter, in the event of a Japanese air raid, for train passengers waiting at the railway station during World War II.
The Landsborough district was first settled in the 1870s and the North Coast railway line reached Landsborough from Caboolture in February 1890. A railway station building was erected and by 1893 Landsborough was a refreshment stop for passengers, as it was approximately halfway between Brisbane and Gympie. Between 1890 and the 1930s Landsborough was an important transport centre for holiday makers at Caloundra to the east, and for farmers in the Blackall Range to the west.
During World War II the Landsborough station saw increased activity due to the military camps located in the area. An Australian Imperial Force bulk store was erected in Landsborough in May 1941, but after December 1941 military units were also stationed on the North Coast (now known as the Sunshine Coast) as part of the defence of Moreton Bay and Brisbane against the Japanese, and for training prior to deployment in the South West Pacific Theatre. For example, the Royal Australian Navy maintained a Signal Station on Caloundra Head, the Americans maintained a Radar Training School at Caloundra from early 1942 until 1943, and Australian artillery units trained at Battery Hill. Fortress troops were stationed on Bribie Island, Volunteer Defence Force units trained in the hinterland, and the 7th Division Australian Imperial Force also trained in the district in 1942, before being replaced by the 3rd Division (Militia).
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