HISTORY GROUPS
COWRA & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Cowra & District Historical Society & Museum Inc. is a not-for-profit group that is dedicated to preserving and recording the history of the Cowra area and the outlying villages that fall into the Cowra Shire. The group also hold information relating to some of the surrounding shire areas.
Opening Hours:
Thursday and Saturday 9am-Noon (other times by appointment)
Address: Corner of Mid Western Highway and Lachlan Valley Way Wiradjuri Country, Cowra, NSW 2794
Phone: Norm Egan (Archivist) 02 6342 2895
Email: cowrahistory2794@gmail.com
COWRA FAMILY HISTORY GROUP
The Cowra Family History Group Inc. was founded in 1983 and incorporated in 1988 by a small group of people with a mutual interest in local family history. There are currently over 60 members in the group.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 10am - 3pm (other times by appointment)
Address: Cowra Library - 77 Darling St, Cowra NSW
Postal Address: PO Box 495 Cowra NSW 2794
Phone: 02 6340 2180 (Cowra Library)
Email: cowra_fhg@hotmail.com
Website: www.cfhg.com.au
COWRA BREAKOUT ASSOCIATION
The Cowra Breakout Association organises the annual commemorations of the Cowra Prisoner of War Breakout on 5 August 1944.
Get in contact with the members of the Association for all research and reference enquiries.
Facebook: Cowra Breakout Association
Email: cowrabreakout1944@gmail.com
COWRA VOICES
The Cowra Voices storytelling app was launched on August 3, 2019 as part of the 75th anniversary commemorations of the Cowra Breakout. The app aims to explore narrative connections between Australia and Japan, encouraging a deeper, more intimate engagement with Cowra’s history through audio/multimedia storytelling.
The app includes stories of the Wiradjuri elders, personal histories of people buried at the Cowra Japanese War Cemetery, and local stories of grassroots peace-building by members of the local Cowra community.
Cowra Voices was developed through a partnership between Arts OutWest, Nikkei Australia, Cowra Shire Council, Cowra Tourism, and Tokai University with support from ABC Central West and app developer Sazae.
The app is available for download on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
You can download the official brochure here.