1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁state ' s ▁railway ▁network ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁vulner able ▁to ▁Japanese ▁air ▁attack . ▁ ▁However , ▁there ▁was ▁disag re ement ▁over ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁building ▁sh el ters ▁at ▁railway ▁stations . ▁In ▁early ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Queensland ▁Rail ways ▁claimed ▁that ▁local ▁authorities ▁should ▁build ▁public ▁sh el ters ▁near ▁railway ▁stations , ▁rather ▁than ▁Queensland ▁Rail ways ▁having ▁to ▁build ▁them ▁on ▁railway ▁prem ises . ▁At ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁late ▁February , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Health ▁and ▁Home ▁Affairs , ▁E . M . ▁Han lon , ▁str essed ▁that ▁if ▁Queensland ▁Rail ways ▁did ▁not ▁act ▁on ▁building ▁public ▁air ▁ra id ▁sh el ters ▁it ▁would ▁make ▁it ▁harder ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁to ▁ins ist ▁that ▁other ▁business es ▁and ▁local ▁authorities ▁do ▁so . ▁It ▁was ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁proceed ▁to ▁construct ▁sh el ters ▁on ▁or ▁ad jo ining ▁railway ▁prem ises , ▁with ▁the ▁numbers ▁to ▁be ▁decided ▁on ▁by ▁Public ▁Works ▁in ▁consult ation ▁with ▁the ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Rail ways . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁a ▁memor and um ▁from ▁the ▁Under secret ary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁reported ▁that ▁Queensland ▁Rail ways ▁had ▁already ▁built ▁sh el ters ▁for ▁its ▁employees ▁at ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁train ▁stations , ▁and ▁it ▁recommended ▁that ▁a ▁further ▁ 2 8 ▁full ▁size ▁public ▁surface ▁sh el ters , ▁three ▁half