Cowra

Postcode: 2794

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.

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.

Cowra hosted Triple J's One Night Stand Concert on April 20th 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.

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.

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