Sat, 25 Apr
|76 Wingewarra St
ANZAC DAY ~ MORNING TALK
Join local historian Lawrance Ryan to learn more about this important part of Central West history and discover why, for Cowra, the effects of the Breakout have lasted for more than just one day.
Time & Location
25 Apr 2026, 7:00 am – 7:40 am
76 Wingewarra St, 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo NSW 2830, Australia
About the Event
More Than Just One Day: How the Breakout changed Cowra
Everyone has heard of the Cowra Breakout, the biggest military prison escape in modern history, and the site of the only land battle fought on Australian soil during WW2. However, what do you know about the important role that Cowra played in the overall war effort, or the reconciliation that has developed in subsequent years between the people of the town and the people of Japan? Join local historian Lawrance Ryan to learn more about this important part of Central West history and discover why, for Cowra, the effects of the Breakout have lasted for more than just one day.
Funded by Create NSW
Credit: Photographer Unknown, Cowra Prisoner of War Camp (POW), 6 August 1945, Film negative copy, Australian War Memorial P03160.002.