Cowra

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Japanese garden World War II event heritage-listed site locality regional airport town war cemetery

Cowra is a regional town in central-west New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural industry and the historic World War II Cowra breakout.

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Cowra breakout 0
Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre 0
Cowra Japanese War Cemetery 0

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese garden ⓘ
World War II event ⓘ
heritage-listed site ⓘ
locality ⓘ
regional airport ⓘ
town ⓘ
war cemetery ⓘ
casualties 4 Australian soldiers killed ⓘ
over 200 Japanese prisoners killed or wounded ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
containsGravesOf Japanese civilians ⓘ
Japanese servicemen ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
countrySubdivision Central West (New South Wales) ⓘ
surface form: Orana and Central West
date 5 August 1944 ⓘ
designer Ken Nakajima ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 190 km north of Canberra ⓘ
approximately 310 km west of Sydney ⓘ
electoralDistrict state electorate of Cootamundra ⓘ
event Cowra breakout ⓘ
federalDivision Division of Riverina ⓘ
hasAttraction Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre ⓘ
hasCemetery Cowra Japanese War Cemetery ⓘ
hasFacility Cowra Airport ⓘ
hasHeritage Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site ⓘ
hasPopulation over 8,000 ⓘ
knownFor Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre ⓘ
World War II Cowra breakout ⓘ
agricultural industry ⓘ
cattle grazing ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
peace and reconciliation initiatives with Japan ⓘ
sheep grazing ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
war cemeteries ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
localGovernmentArea Cowra Shire ⓘ
locatedIn Central West (New South Wales) ⓘ
surface form: central-west New South Wales
locatedOnRiver Lachlan River NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Cowra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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opened 1979 ⓘ
participants Australian military personnel ⓘ
Japanese prisoners of war ⓘ
region Central West (New South Wales) ⓘ
surface form: Central West
result mass escape attempt from POW camp ⓘ
state New South Wales ⓘ
transport Mid-Western Highway ⓘ
Olympic Highway ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Cowra region
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subject surface form: Cowra Airport
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subject surface form: Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre
Cowra → location → Cowra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery
Cowra → location → Cowra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
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subject surface form: Cowra breakout