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Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site

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    Photo by Heritage Council of NSW via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

  • Cowra Breakout 2.jpg

    Photo by D0a5l0e6 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.

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