…A city in New South Wales, Australia. Population 7,734 (1976). 318 km (by road) west of Sydney and 184 km north of Canberra, on the Lachlan River. The city is the centre of fertile agricultural and pastoral areas, including irrigated agriculture. It is known for light industry, particularly canned asparagus. Founded in 1846. The city's name comes from the Aboriginal word for rock. During World War II, a Japanese prison camp was located here, and a mass escape (August 5, 1944) resulted in the deaths of 247 Japanese and four Australian soldiers. … *Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Cowra POW Camp" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…オーストラリア,ニュー・サウス・ウェールズ州の都市。人口7734(1976)。シドニーの西318km(道路距離),キャンベラの北184km,ラクラン川に沿って位置する。灌漑農業を含む周辺の肥沃な農牧業地帯の中心地。軽工業のうち,とくにアスパラガス缶詰で知られる。1846年開基。市名は岩を意味する原住民語に由来する。第2次大戦中ここに日本兵捕虜収容所があり,集団脱走事件(1944年8月5日)で日本兵247名,オーストラリア兵4名が死亡した。… ※「カウラ日本兵捕虜収容所」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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