Russell's Grand Adventure

[RussellB[SA]]

Fush an chups and ribs and chups

[Dot]

Yummo

[RussellB[SA]]

Pretty spot with sad history


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[Dot]

So dear Russell, please tell us the story of that place. (like pulling teeth huh?)

[RussellB[SA]]

So dear Russell, please tell us the story of that place. (like pulling teeth huh?)

We are in Cowra, the site of the worlds biggest POW break out, when 1100 Japanese attempted to breakout, 342 did escape, 270 dead, 109 wounded, 4 Australian garrison soldiers killed.

Nasty business.


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[RussellB[SA]]

So dear Russell, please tell us the story of that place. (like pulling teeth huh?)

Also the site of the only Japanese War cemetery outside of Japan.



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[SteveW]

As it happened, we visited the WWII Cemetery in Adelaide River today. How's that for coincidence. Most of the soldiers, and some civilian victims such as the Darwin Post Office staff, were actually relocated there from the various battlefields, or crash sites.

[Dot]

Thanks for that Russell, learn something new all the time. Now another place to go and see for ones self.

[Swisslulu]

Dot, we have quite a bit about the Cowra outbreak on our blog entry http://nussbaumerweb.wordpress.com/2013 ... -to-cowra/

[pet-els]

My wife was stationed at Deniliquin air force base when the break out happened they knew something was up as all guards were doubled, but no info about what had happened.

PeterH