Originally from South Shepparton Technical School library.Soft covered novel based on Cowra breakout by Japanese POW's.cowra breakout, japanese breakouts, cowra internment camps, cowra pow camps

Story of the Cowra incident in 1944Book by Captain W. H. J. PhillipsFrom the series Living Historycowra breakout, internment camps, japanese escape, pow;s

The interesting records of Japanese civilian internees in Camp 4. The Rev Len Kentish, pilot Hajime Toyashima and take to Cowra where he became one of the ringleaders of the infamous breakout and died during the attempt and made available with the efforts of the Knee family with the cooperation of the Australian Archives, also Shepparton News cutting, Keith Esson, Alan Fitzgerald. Italian farming soldiers.Seven Australian military forces internee/POW service and casualty forms, overprinted Japanese in individual plastic envelopes, clear plastic cover with a green border and back cover. Also the last page has details of the first Australian POW taken by Japanese on Australia soil and the first Japanese POW on Melville Island and captured by the aboriginals, one of who spoke fluent Japanese.On the green border - Australian Archives Brighton May 1991 Camp 4 Yasukichi and Terese Mupvakami and family internment camp records.rev len kentish, hajime toyashima, cowra, camp 4, keith esson, alan fitzgerald, italian farming soldiers, cowra breakout, shepparton news, japanese internees

Tells the story of Cowra from early settlers to when book written. Includes the 1944 prison break out and the resulting Cowra War Cemetery, Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre. Hard cover book, green with gold writing on spine (title and authors name). Dust cover, yellow, with picture of The Cowra Bicentennial tapestry on front cover. Back cover has picture of Cowra. Inside front of dust cover has what the book about and inside back of dust cover tells about the author, Joan Marriott.Presented to Tatura H S by Cowra H S 7/5/1994cowra, japanese prison break out, japanese internees, ww2 internees, australian internment camps