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Cowra remembered : Connecting past and future through remembrance
Cowra Breakout 80th Anniversary. Counterclockwise from top right - Delegation from Joetsu City in Japan, Mayor of Cowra Ruth Fagan, Hiroaki Asada of Hiroshima Cowra Association, Japanese working holiday maker Yu Oyama (second from the left), President of Cowra Breakout Association Gordon Rolls. For the lower right photos - front row from right - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, former deputy prime minister Michael McCormack, NSW Governor Margaret Beazley, Mayor of Cowra Ruth Fagan, Japanese Ambassador SUZUKI Kazuhiro and his wife, NSW Shadow Water Minister Steph Cook. Credit: SBS/Embassy of Japan in Australia
This week marks 81 years since the Cowra Breakout, the largest prisoner-of-war escape during World War II. Let's look back at the 80th anniversary commemoration held in 2024.
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