2 8 7 ), ▁and ▁author ised ▁each ▁State ▁Premier ▁to ▁direct ▁" black outs " ▁and ▁to ▁" make ▁such ▁provision ▁as ▁he ▁de ems ▁necessary ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁persons ▁and ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁population ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Pers ons ▁and ▁Property ▁Order ▁No . 1 , ▁gaz ett ed ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Queensland ▁Premier ▁William ▁F organ ▁Smith , ▁with ▁powers ▁con ferred ▁by ▁Reg ulation ▁ 3 5 a , ▁ordered ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁City ▁Council ▁to ▁construct ▁ 2 0 0 ▁public ▁surface ▁sh el ters ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁area ▁( 2 3 5 ▁were ▁built ). ▁Another ▁ 2 4 ▁local ▁govern ments ▁in ▁Queensland ' s ▁coast al ▁areas ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁produce ▁surface ▁or ▁tren ch ▁sh el ters ▁for ▁the ▁public , ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Ra id ▁Sh elter ▁Code ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Order ▁No . 1 ▁( 1 3 5 ▁public ▁sh el ters ▁were ▁built ). ▁Where ▁local ▁authorities ▁were ▁unw illing ▁or ▁unable ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁required ▁number ▁of ▁code - comp li ant ▁sh el ters , ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁because ▁they ▁had ▁already ▁begun ▁ere ct ing ▁other ▁sh el ters , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁became ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁sh el ters ' ▁construction . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁business es ▁also ▁built ▁air ▁ra id ▁sh el ters . ▁The ▁Prote ction ▁of