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Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
Ruins of the prisoner-of-war-camp, 2011
LocationEvans Street, Cowra, Cowra Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°48′55″S 148°42′23″E / 33.8153°S 148.7064°E / -33.8153; 148.7064
Built1941–1944
OwnerCowra Shire Council
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official nameCowra Prisoner of War Camp Site; POW
Typestate heritage (archaeological-terrestrial)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.619
TypeInternment Camp
CategoryLaw Enforcement
BuildersAustralian soldiers and POWs
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site is located in New South Wales
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
Location of Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site in New South Wales

Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site is a heritage-listed former prisoner-of-war camp at Evans Street, Cowra, Cowra Shire, 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00619. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

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