cowra prisoner of war camp

cowra prisoner of war camp印象

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  Outandabout1208

  On the off chance we visited this site and we were glad we did. The audio presentation that was broadcast from the recreated guard tour helped us to understand the events that had occurred at this site on August 5th 1944. The information boards also were full of excellent information.

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  alisonj128

  With some trepidation about what we would find and whether anything "real" would be left, we visited the site of the POW camp in Cowra in order to give some genuine context to our later visit to the Japanese Peace Gardens. We had been led to believe there was nothing much really left from the camp. To an extent, that is true - there are only the foundations of buildings left but there are a lot of these, many with informative signage. The site is much larger than we expected and we adults could have spent an age exploring this site... our children at the end of a long day were not so keen so we spent about 3/4 of an hour at the site. The information pulls no punches but is respectful and takes into account the differing viewpoints of all the people involved. Our children said it was a sad, but not a scary place. The only thing is that it is difficult to reconcile the beauty of this site with the very sad events that happened here.

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  KrissyBryson

  One gets a true understanding of the Cowra breakout once you have visited the site. Reember to take water if walking around in summer as can be very hot.

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  429MarkB429

  This was one of the places that was on my lifetime MUST see list as being an important part of Australian history, unfortunately, I did not have as much time as i had wanted, as I had visited the war and rural museum on the way in and therefore lost a bit of time.The main viewing area has been recently renovated, with many information signs which tell you of the breakout. There is a path that winds through the camp area, but i did not have the time to explore it. From what i could see, there needs to more signage at each location indicating its purpose, before the purpose is lost forever.

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  CathyC48

  I was amazed at the extent of the camp area and the information supplied as we walked. Whole family enjoyed it.

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  fisher1962

  It was great. The information supplied really gave you an insight into the camp and what the POW's interned lived through with the heat and the cold and the isolation being so far away from the coast. Great walks around. Parking is no problem and it's free.

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  1TraveltheWorld

  The War Museum is located only a few kilometres out of Cowra.It not only houses the Prisoner of War display, but it also has a huge collection of war, rural, model trains, working steam engines, and rail memorabilia, including a big model train set up. At $15 for an adult entry is quite reasonable considering this includes your guided tour, a free tea/coffee and photo. You can spend most of the day here.

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  494maryanneb

  Were pleasantly surprised to see the great improvements here. Well done to all concerned. Great history lesson.

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  Winnebago_Nomads

  The information boards gave a comprehensive view of what the area was like at the time of the breakout. Well presented!

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  sasanqua

  We visited here many years ago when it was pretty much just a paddock with a few signs. Unfortunately, despite apparently a million dollars being spent on the place ( according to Info Centre), not much has changed. It's tidier to be sure, with mown grass ( no snakes spotted this time), and better signage, but it's still a paddock with no meaningful orientation. It's confusing trying to work out where things actually happened - I gather the area open for inspection was not the whole camp( there are ruins in adjoining paddocks) so trying to superimpose the camp photos and maps provided is not helpful. There are very few physical remains. It would be helpful if the major points of interest were outlined with some pavers or similar. We found it frustrating.The views were beautiful .Just read the signs near the Guard Tower and look out over the countryside.A walk provides exercise, but no feeling of what happened here.