▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁evolution ▁or ▁pattern ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁Land s borough ▁Air ▁Ra id ▁Sh elter ▁is ▁important ▁as ▁a ▁surv iving ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Ra id ▁Pre ca utions ▁that ▁were ▁implemented ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁Queensland ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Design ed ▁to ▁afford ▁protection ▁for ▁civil ian ▁and ▁military ▁trav ellers ▁at ▁Land s borough ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁Japanese ▁air ▁ra id , ▁the ▁shelter ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁on ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁demonstr ates ▁rare , ▁un common ▁or ▁end anger ed ▁aspects ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁a ▁rare ▁surv iving ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁air ▁ra id ▁shelter ▁built ▁by ▁Queensland ▁Rail ways ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁railway ▁station ▁sh el ters ▁surv iving ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Coast ▁railway ▁line , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁located ▁at ▁Mary borough . ▁Only ▁four ▁such ▁sh el ters ▁surv ive ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁the ▁only ▁Australian ▁state ▁to ▁build ▁air ▁ra id ▁sh el ters ▁at ▁railway ▁stations . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁places . ▁ ▁The ▁shelter ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁air ▁ra id ▁shelter ▁designed ▁by ▁Queensland ▁Rail ways ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁to ▁provide ▁protection ▁for ▁the ▁trav elling ▁public