ITALY TO AUSTRALIA 1946 CAMP COWRA POW AEROGRAM VERY RARE POST FREE

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AUSTRALIA 1946 CAMP COWRA POW AEROGRAM TO ITALY
CAMP - Cowra, New South Wales (1941–47)
The Cowra prisoner of war and internment camp was located several kilometres outside the town of Cowra in south-central New South Wales. It officially began operation in June 1941, but it was several months before the first prisoners arrived. Cowra was purpose-built to house prisoners of war, mostly Italians, brought to Australia from overseas and it operated primarily as a prisoner of war rather than an internment camp. Civilians interned at Cowra included local Italians