The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries)
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The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries) is an Australian television drama that dramatizes the 1944 mass escape of Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13159945 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries) Context triple: [Cowra breakout, relatedWork, The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries)]
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A.
Cowra breakout
The Cowra breakout was a mass escape attempt by Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, in August 1944, and is considered one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.
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B.
World War II Cowra breakout
The World War II Cowra breakout was a 1944 mass escape attempt by Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales, and is remembered as one of the largest prison breaks in history.
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C.
Gundagai Show
Gundagai Show is an annual agricultural and community fair held in Gundagai, New South Wales, featuring livestock competitions, exhibitions, and family entertainment.
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D.
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama television series set in a small rural town, focusing on the professional and personal lives of its local officers.
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E.
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war drama film that examines the court-martial of three Australian soldiers during the Second Boer War, exploring themes of military justice and moral ambiguity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries) Target entity description: The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries) is an Australian television drama that dramatizes the 1944 mass escape of Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales.
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A.
Cowra breakout
The Cowra breakout was a mass escape attempt by Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, in August 1944, and is considered one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.
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B.
World War II Cowra breakout
The World War II Cowra breakout was a 1944 mass escape attempt by Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales, and is remembered as one of the largest prison breaks in history.
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C.
Gundagai Show
Gundagai Show is an annual agricultural and community fair held in Gundagai, New South Wales, featuring livestock competitions, exhibitions, and family entertainment.
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D.
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama television series set in a small rural town, focusing on the professional and personal lives of its local officers.
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E.
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war drama film that examines the court-martial of three Australian soldiers during the Second Boer War, exploring themes of military justice and moral ambiguity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian television series
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television miniseries ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cowra breakout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEventLocation | Cowra, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | 1944 mass escape of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra POW camp ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | miniseries ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Japanese–Australian relations during World War II
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prisoner-of-war camps in Australia ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 10 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Network Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Australian soldiers
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Japanese prisoners of war in Australia ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Cowra, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Cowra breakout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Australia ⓘ |
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Subject: The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries) Description of subject: The Cowra Breakout (1984 miniseries) is an Australian television drama that dramatizes the 1944 mass escape of Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales.
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