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Cowra New South Wales
Location of Cowra in New South Wales (red)
Population:	12,475[1]
Established:	1849
Postcode:	2794
LGA:	Cowra Shire
Federal Division:	Calare

Cowra is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia in Cowra Shire. It is located 310m above sea-level and about 300 kilometres west of Sydney on the banks of the Lachlan River. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... NSW redirects here. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (977x733, 43 KB) Summary Shows location of w: Cowra, New South Wales marked in red in the Australian state of w:New South Wales. ... Year 1849 (MDCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... The Cowra Shire is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Calare is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... The Central West region refers to the area west of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. ... NSW redirects here. ... The Cowra Shire is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Lachlan River is a significant river in central New South Wales, Australia. ...

The original name for Cowra was 'Coura Rocks'. This may have been the name of one of the earliest cattle stations. This name is probably the name of the river ford where people could cross the Lachlan River. The Lachlan River is a significant river in central New South Wales, Australia. ...

The name Cowra infact stands for Center Of World Renown Apathy, and very fact that some one keeps removing this statement in it self is the very true proof of this matter.

It should not be confused with the nearby New South Wales town of Corowa. Corowa (35°59′ S 146°23′ E) is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. ...

Recent events

In April 2006 the local abattoir sacked 29 workers and rehired them the next day at a lower rate. This was just days after the Federal Government's industrial relations reforms, WorkChoices, were put in place, and the action attracted national media attention as one of the first employer actions under this new legislation. The workers were later reinstated at the old rate after pressure from all sides of Australian politics and media.^[1] This abattoir later closed down in August 2006. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Batman villain, see Abattoir (comics). ... The Commonwealth of Australia is a federative constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. ... A Boeing employee speaks at a trade union rally The field of industrial relations looks at the relationship between management and workers, particularly groups of workers represented by a union. ... WorkChoices, or the Workplace Relations Act 1996 as amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Workchoices) Act 2005, came into effect in March 2006. ... For the Batman villain, see Abattoir (comics). ...

Cowra hosted Triple J's One Night Stand Concert on 20th April 2007 with Silverchair leading a lineup of Behind Crimson Eyes, Midnight Juggernauts and Funktrust, supported by Unearthed competition winners Flatline Drama, and local support Leap Of Faith. Triple Js One Night Stand is a concert hosted in a remote town or city in Australia annually. ... This article is about the band. ... Behind Crimson Eyes are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria. ... Midnight Juggernauts are an indie-electro-synth group from Melbourne, Australia. ... Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and dig up (hence the name) hidden talent in regional Australia. ...

History

An egret rests on a stone lantern in the upper lake of the Cowra Japanese Garden

The area was originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. The first white explorer, George Wilson Evans, entered the Lachlan Valley in 1815. He named the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the surveyor-general, John Oxley. In 1817 he deemed the area unfit for white settlement. A Military Depot was established not long after at Soldiers Flat near present day Billimari. Arthur Ranken and James Sloan, from Bathurst, were amongst the first white settlers on the Lachlan. They moved to the area in 1831. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (900 × 1200 pixel, file size: 261 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stone lantern with egret and spring blossoms in lake at the Japanese Gardens, Cowra, NSW, Australia, 22 September, 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (900 × 1200 pixel, file size: 261 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stone lantern with egret and spring blossoms in lake at the Japanese Gardens, Cowra, NSW, Australia, 22 September, 2006. ... This view from the Symbolic Mountain Lookout in Cowra, NSW shows many of the typical elements of a Japanese garden Stone lantern amid plants. ... The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... George Wilson Evans was a surveyor and early explorer in the colony of New South Wales. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... This article is about the person. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The township of Coura Rocks had its beginnings in 1840. By 1847 the township became known as Cowra. The village was proclaimed in 1849. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1849 (MDCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

In the 1850s the many gold prospectors passed through headed for gold fields at Lambing Flat (Young) and Grenfell. The first school was established in 1857. The first bridge over the Lachlan River was built in 1870. Gold was discovered at Mount McDonald in the 1880s. The rail head, from Sydney, reached Cowra in 1886. Local government was granted in 1888. The first telephone exchange was established in 1901. The town water supply was established in 1909, the gasworks in 1912 and town supplied electricity was introduced in 1924. // Production of steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods. ... Young is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of Young Shire. ... Grenfell is a country town in the mid-west of New South Wales, Australia. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ...

Cowra is home to the Australian replica of the UN's World Peace Bell, an honour normally reserved for a nation's capital city, it was awarded to Cowra in recognition of its unique contribution to international understanding, promotion of peace and as a centre of world friendship.

The Cowra breakout

Panoramic view from the Symbolic Mountain at the Japanese Gardens. The view takes in the gardens and the plains of the Cowra district across to the nearby mountains.

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During World War II Cowra was the site of a prisoner of war (POW) camp. Most of the detainees were captured Japanese and Italian military personnel, On August 5, 1944 at least 545 (some sources suggest over 1000) Japanese POWs attempted a mass breakout from the camp, in perhaps the largest prison escape in world history. Simultaneously, other Japanese prisoners committed suicide, or were killed by their countrymen, inside the camp. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The actions of the POWs in storming machine gun posts, armed only with improvised weapons, showed what Prime Minister John Curtin described as a "suicidal disregard of life", and had no chance of success. A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. ... This article is about the Australian Prime Minister. ...

During the breakout and subsequent recapture of POWs, four Australian guards and 231 Japanese died, and 108 prisoners were wounded. The dead Japanese were buried in Cowra in a specially created Japanese War Cemetery. This is the only such cemetery in Australia, and also holds some of the dead from the WWII air raids on Darwin. Port Darwin redirects here. ...

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Japanese Garden

The Japanese War Cemetery holding the dead from the Cowra Breakout was tended to after WWII by members of the Cowra RSL and ceded to Japan in 1963. In 1971 the Cowra Tourism Development decided to celebrate this link to Japan, and proposed a Japanese Garden for the town. The Japanese Government agreed to support this development as a sign of thanks for the respectful treatment of their war dead; the development also received funding from the Australian Government and private entities. Cowra POW Camp, 1 July, 1944. ... RSL National HQ, on Constitution Ave, Canberra, near the Australian Defence Force Russell Offices HQ The Returned and Services League of Australia (often abbreviated to RSL) is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force. ... This view from the Symbolic Mountain Lookout in Cowra, NSW shows many of the typical elements of a Japanese garden Stone lantern amid plants. ... This article is about the country in East Asia. ...

The garden was designed by Ken Nakajima (1914 - 2000), a world renowned designer of Japanese gardens at the time. The first stage was opened in 1979, with a second stage opened in 1986.

The gardens were designed in the style of the Edo period and are a kaiyū-shiki or strolling garden. They are designed to show all of the landscape types of Japan. At five hectares, the Cowra Japanese Garden is the largest Japanese garden in the Southern Hemisphere. An annual Sakura Matsuri (cherry blossom festival) is held in the gardens during late September and/or early October each year. The garden also hosts several other events during the year.
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Japanese lake with stone lantern

Looking across the lake to the teahouse

Lower lake with spring blossoms

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See also

• Australian wine

The Australian wine industry is the fourth largest in the world, [1] exporting over 400,000,000 litres a year to a large international export market that includes old world wine-producing countries such as France, Italy and Germany. ...

References

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External links

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Cowra, New South Wales

• Cowra Shire Council
• Fact sheet on 1944 Cowra outbreak, National Archives of Australia
• Cowra Wine Region
• YouTube Video Featuring Cowra

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