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Manpa said:
Manpa said:
Manpa said:
Manpa said:
I am an event which occurred in the last eighty years and involved over 1000 people' what am I?

I was the largest of my type in Australian history to date.

I took place over a ten day period.

I was made in to a tv mini series

Two shots in the air marked the start of this event.
 
Correct Doug, 1004 escapees, 231 Japanese killed, 4 Australians killed in the breakout at Cowra in April 1944, all escapees recaptured in 10 days.

Over to you.
 

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