tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post8116816437664389377..comments2024-03-24T14:31:06.532+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Keeping Auckland's treasures safe during WWIITimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-40744950455917242502010-09-03T18:49:42.100+12:002010-09-03T18:49:42.100+12:00Thanks, Sandy. I've heard about that story som...Thanks, Sandy. I've heard about that story somewhere, but can't for the life of me think where. It'll be one of those things where, in days to come, I'll come across it with an "Ah ha!"Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-47085344348019732482010-09-03T18:31:58.261+12:002010-09-03T18:31:58.261+12:00Weren't some Japs meant to have come ashore an...Weren't some Japs meant to have come ashore and milked some goats? Or was that an urban myth?<br /><br />Great post L! Very interesting.<br /><br />CheersSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596980842958337137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-19930905753942831322010-09-03T14:18:39.283+12:002010-09-03T14:18:39.283+12:00Thanks, Phil. Good to hear from you again!Thanks, Phil. Good to hear from you again!Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-55112611869134358622010-09-03T08:52:15.350+12:002010-09-03T08:52:15.350+12:00My father, who was a fireman, used to say there wa...My father, who was a fireman, used to say there was a period after the fall of Singapore when it was widely believed that invasion was likely. Precautions were widespread, from digging shelter trenches in some school grounds to arming the air force's Tiger Moth trainers with small bombs. There were blackouts and an air-raid warning system put into place. It may seem amusing now, but it was Phil Hansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-40749190892498598062010-09-03T06:49:18.066+12:002010-09-03T06:49:18.066+12:00I'm not sure "amusing" is quite how ...I'm not sure "amusing" is quite how I'd describe, even now, the descriptions of NZ's preparations in case of aerial attack. That's what all this was about. They knew, back then, that if it came to an actual <i>invasion</i> -- then, it was all gone. They knew what happened at Pearl Harbor, and then they'd have heard the reports about Darwin's bombing. I suppose Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-49057863055002353752010-09-03T02:01:03.213+12:002010-09-03T02:01:03.213+12:00Did NZ ever have any 'contact' during the ...Did NZ ever have any 'contact' during the war? I am sure not, though NZ certainly made its contribution to the 'war effort'. While it is amusing that preparations were made, I suppose if Australia fell, NZ might have been next. Gee, you could have a bullet train between Auckland and Christchurch, 15 minutes to Wellington, 30 to Christchurch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com