In 1941, the first wave of soldiers left North 麻豆传媒映画and headed overseas to fight in the Second World War.
Those that were left behind sprang into action and banded together in volunteer groups to respond to possible wartime dangers of air raids, gas attacks and sabotage.
This photo from around 1941 shows a group of students leaving Queen Mary School during a gas mask drill with simulated gas. Schools taught wartime skills by holding their own drills and instructing students on what to do in case of bomb and gas attacks.
Led by their teachers, the students practiced putting on gas masks and evacuating their classrooms. By 1940, five North 麻豆传媒映画schools had Army Cadet Corps. They were: Queen Mary, Kingsley, North Shore College, North 麻豆传媒映画High, and Ridgeway.
Youth also supported the war effort through their contributions to the North Shore’s preparedness against enemy attacks. The North 麻豆传媒映画branch of the Air Raid Precaution group offered courses on emergency training and conducted practice drills, specifically blackouts due to the community’s close proximity to the shipyards.
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