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Europa Park is a lasting memorial, dedicated to the thousands of migrants who lived in the Cowra Migrant Centre in the late 1940s and mid-1950s. Europa Park is a permanent reminder and place of recognition for the families and descendants of those migrants.
A memorial wall has been built and its surrounds contain personalised pavers for the families wishing to be recognised in the memorial. If you have a connection with the Cowra Migrant Camp, you are invited to buy a paver and have your name or family name recorded on it.
Location
Address: | Mid-Western Highway, Cowra, 2794 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.829617 Long: 148.708384 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Park |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1948 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1955 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 26th February, 2005 |
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Europa Park
Plaque :
Europa Park commemorates 17000 migrants from 27 European nations who passed through the Cowra Migrant Centre between 1948 - 1955.
This is a tribute to their courage, resolve and invaluable contributions to Cowra and Australia.
Sited on the pathway to the Migrant Centre, this park has been developed by the Rotary Club of Cowra Inc. with the support of the Cowra Shire Council and the people of Cowra in the Centennial Year of Rotary International.
Opened 26th February 2005 by Mr Paul Couvret OAM
In the presence of
Mr Bruce Miller - Mayor
Mr Russell Turner - MP