Hi Clarence,
you are very right, a lovely place to visit. I lived there and done all my schooling in the district, primary at Wyangala Dam & high school in Cowra. I remeber when the Japanese Gardens were being built & first opened.
I went back there in August as my mum still lives there & was very impressed with the improvements that they are making to the Prisoner of War Camp area, no one ever went out there as it was a dirt track and not really visitor friendly ( only the young locals used it as an area to get together when they shouldn't of been together ), now they have put in a road to get there and made it quite informative. They have also linked it as a information trail with the War Cemetery & other things.
GaryKelly said
03:10 PM Jan 22, 2014
Lovely photos, Clarence. I was too dumb when I worked at Young in the late 60s to appreciate the local area and the history of Cowra. I'll make it my business now to visit and catch up.
dazren said
04:10 PM Jan 22, 2014
Woolly wrote [ in part ]
you are very right, a lovely place to visit. I lived there and done all my schooling in the district, primary at Wyangala Dam & high school in Cowra.
Geez You just cannot believe ANYTHING !! Wombat, Dougwe, and Vic 41 Tell you The All told me You probably Never went to School ??
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I was at Cowra about 5 years ago, loved the Gardens, and did go out to the Internment camp site, but as you say, back then it needed a Lot of work, The visitor centre was running a very informative show, using a Girl in Period costume, She was doing the presentation as a '' Hologram'' ?? I think you call it ?? It was just a Projection of the Girl walking around and telling you all about the history of the area, and the camp, Especially the Breakout ?? will go back for a few days when in the area for sure,
mr glassies said
07:01 PM Jan 22, 2014
yep ya all on the rite track i recon you could spend 12 mths around there and not see it all i lived at canowindra and murga going back when we retire i gota show della the sites
what a beautiful and moving place, i reccomend everyone visit this place/
vic
you are very right, a lovely place to visit. I lived there and done all my schooling in the district, primary at Wyangala Dam & high school in Cowra. I remeber when the Japanese Gardens were being built & first opened.
I went back there in August as my mum still lives there & was very impressed with the improvements that they are making to the Prisoner of War Camp area, no one ever went out there as it was a dirt track and not really visitor friendly ( only the young locals used it as an area to get together when they shouldn't of been together ), now they have put in a road to get there and made it quite informative. They have also linked it as a information trail with the War Cemetery & other things.
Woolly wrote [ in part ]
you are very right, a lovely place to visit. I lived there and done all my schooling in the district, primary at Wyangala Dam & high school in Cowra.
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Geez You just cannot believe ANYTHING !! Wombat, Dougwe, and Vic 41 Tell you
The All told me You probably Never went to School ?? 
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I was at Cowra about 5 years ago, loved the Gardens, and did go out to the Internment camp site, but as you say, back then it needed a Lot of work, The visitor centre was running a very informative show, using a Girl in Period costume, She was doing the presentation as a '' Hologram'' ?? I think you call it ?? It was just a Projection of the Girl walking around and telling you all about the history of the area, and the camp, Especially the Breakout ?? will go back for a few days when in the area for sure,
dibs