Parkes

Parkes may refer to:

Sir Henry Parkes, Australian politician and "Father of Federation"

There are also several things named after him:

Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town
Parkes Observatory, a radio telescope near Parkes, New South Wales
Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
the Division of Parkes (1901-69), an abolished Sydney electorate in the Australian House of Representatives
the Division of Parkes, a current regional electorate in the House of Representatives
the Tenterfield School of Arts known as the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts, a museum in the building where Parkes made the famous "Tenterfield Oration"

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