CIVIL DEFENCE LOCAL CONTROLLER ROCKDALE

IN THE 50s,WE WERE IN THE COLD WAR ERA
MAJOR GENERAL IVAN DOUGHERTY AND THE LOCAL ROCKDALE COUNCIL APPOINTED ME ,IN A VOLUNTARY POSITION,LOCAL CONTROLLER 11.2 SQUARE MILES AND 65,000 SOULS
MY RESPONSIBILITIES WERE TO EDUCATE THE CITIZENS,DEFINE LOCAL WARDEN PATROL AREAS,ORGANISE FIRST AID CLASSES,INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO CONSTRUCT A BOMB SHELTER,ORGANISE RESCUE TRAINING TEAMS,PLAN FOR EVACUATION TO COOTAMUNDRA,OUR DESIGNATED AREA ,SHOULD THE BOMB GO OFF ON SYDNEY.
WE ACTUALLY DID A MINI TRIAL ONE LONG WEEKEND DRIVING THERE AND BEING PROCESSED BY THE COOTAMUNDRA GROUP,PASSING THROUGH BLUE MOUNTAINS GROUP WHO PROVIDED FOOD,FIRST AID,WELFARE FACILITIES (en route)
MY FIRST EVER AEROPLANE FLIGHT WAS COURTESEY OF N S W GOVT TO FLY TO MT MACEDON CIVIL DEFENCE TRAINING SCHOOL(the old Country club,staffed by ex army instructers) FOR A LOCAL CONTROLLERS COURSE
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