Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
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Gallery
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Background
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site is a heritage-listed former prisoner-of-war camp at Evans Street, Cowra in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The camp was built from 1941 to 1944. It was the location of the infamous Cowra breakout in 1944. The property is owned by the Cowra Shire Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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- South Coast Correctional CentreNowra HillMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Langi Kal Kal PrisonLangi Kal KalMinimumMinimum security
- Ouyen Community Correction Services
- Acacia PrisonWoorolooMediumMedium security
Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q55608508)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cowra-prisoner-of-war-camp-site
"Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cowra-prisoner-of-war-camp-site.
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