Interpretive board final.pdf (120KB) The interpretive board telling (in English & Japanese) the plight of the Nikkei civilian internees was installed at the Japanese War Cemetery in Cowra on 9 March 2014.  It is the first public acknowledgement of its kind for Nikkei Australians.

カウラ日本人戦争墓地特別慰霊祭＆シンポジウム　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2014年3月6日（木）～　9日（日） 開催場所：オーストラリア、カウラ市　NSW オーストラリアは第二次世界大戦中、オーストラリア国内在住の日本人や日系人の抑留だけでなく、ニュージーランド、蘭領東インド(現在のインドネシア)、ニューカレドニア、ニューへブリデス（現在のヴァヌアツ）などからも抑留者を受け入れ、最大で4301人を収容しました。戦時中にそのうちの約200人が豪国内の収容所で亡くなり、その人々の墓は、戦後になってニュー・サ

Booklet download: Symposium-Booklet.pdf (2.79MB)

Download: Unveiling-of-the-Interpretive Board.pdf (822KB)

Delegates are requested to do registration for the symposium in the afternoon of March 6th Thursday at the Cowra Japanese Gardens or on the morning between 8:30-9:00 on March 7th Friday in the Foyer of the Cowra Civic Centre.     * Please note this program is subject to minor changes.

Delegates are requested to do registration for the symposium in the afternoon of March 6th, Thursday or on the morning between 8:30-9:00 on March 7th,  both  at the Foyer of the Cowra Civic Centre.    * Please note this program is subject to change. Please check back closer to the dat

Registration for the Internment Symposium & related events in Cowra 6-9 March 2014 is now open. Download: Registration Form *Complete form and return to Cowra Tourism Corporation by 13 February 2014 info@cowratourism.com.au Registration fee for the symposium: Full AUD $130; One da

The Nikkei Australia Project Team and the Cowra City Council present Internment Symposium: Civilian Internment in Australia during WW2: history, memories and community heritage 6- 9 March 2014 Civic Centre,  Cowra, NSW Registration open soon https://nikkeiaustralia.com/ This internatio

Its been couple of years in planning, and finally, the interpretive board telling the plight of the Nikkei civilian internees to be erected at the Japanese War Cemetery in Cowra has arrived at the Cowra Shire Council. The board will be installed in the coming days, then unveiled offic

Civilian internment in Australia during WW2: history, memories and community heritage 7-9 March 2014, Cowra NSW (To be confirmed) Call for papers:  We have limited spaces but welcome individual papers on any of the following areas of civilian internment in Australia during WW2. If you