Parkes

British

/ pɑːks /

noun

Sir Henry. 1815–96, Australian journalist and politician born in England, five times premier of New South Wales, advocate of free trade and Federation, and a founder of the public education system

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The Murriyang radio telescope, located in Parkes, New South Wales, helped track Mariner 2 in 1962.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Susan Parkes said the price of diesel had become "extortionate"

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Her Royal Navy sailor son – Simon Parkes – has been missing since 1986.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

In addition to Wollstonecraft and Mill, there are references to the artist Barbara Bodichon and the poet Bessie Rayner Parkes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

He had requested Sir Henry Parkes to allow him to operate on the next felon under capital sentence.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

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