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4 unusual facts about Parkes


Northparkes

Northparkes is a copper and gold mine in central New South Wales, Australia, approximately 27 kilometres north-northwest of the town of Parkes.

Scott Westcott

Born near Parkes, New South Wales, Westcott was an avid runner as a teenager, winning the 5000m state championships.

Western Road Liners

Western Road Liners is an Australian bus and coach company operating route, school and charter services in Parkes.

Wiradjuri language

The Wiradjuri language is taught in primary schools, secondary schools and at TAFE in the towns of Parkes and Forbes with the students being both indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.


1889 in Australia

24 October – The Tenterfield Oration is delivered by Henry Parkes, calling for the Federation of the states.

Ambleton Delight

Filmed exclusively in East Sussex, UK it is directed by Brighton and Hove based Daniel Parkes, based on a script by Japanese writer Itsuka Yamasaki and Ben Rohde, produced by Sinéad Ferguson and starring veteran Coronation Street actor Brian Capron.

The production company is Parkes Productions Ltd based in the Brighton Marina on the south coast of England.

Bessie Rayner Parkes

Bessie Rayner Parkes’ wide circle of literary and political friends included George Eliot, Harriet Martineau, Anna Jameson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, Elizabeth Blackwell, Lord Shaftesbury, Herbert Spencer, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elizabeth Gaskell, William Thackeray, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, John Ruskin, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Bruce Haigh

He stood as an Independent candidate for the federal seat of Gwydir in 2001 and 2004, and Parkes in 2007.

Cameron Michael Parkes

Parkes contributed both music and lyrics to the musicals Happy Birthday, Mr. President (about Marilyn Monroe) and Tanzi. The latter received the Drama-Logue Award for best musical of the 1984 Season.

As a record producer, Parkes is best known for the 2004 release of the critically acclaimed "A Tribute To Brian Wilson" (Varèse Sarabande / Universal Music).

City rhythm

Parkes, D.N.; Thrift, N., Carlstein, T. Nigel Thrift (1978) Timing Space and Spacing time, Volumes 1, 2 and 3.

Gerard Parkes

After Fraggle Rock, in addition to returning as Doc in A Muppet Family Christmas, Parkes continued to work in children's television, guest starring as alcoholic photographer Phil (opposite Sesame Park puppeteer Nina Keogh) on the TVOntario puppet series Today's Special, and appearing regularly on PBS's Shining Time Station as store owner Barton Winslow.

Gregory Parkes

After ordination Father Parkes served as the parochial vicar of Holy Family Parish in Orlando, Florida (1999–2005) and he was the founding pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Celebration, Florida from 2005–2012.

Harry Smith Parkes

In June 1841 Parkes sailed for China to take up his residence at the house of his cousin, Mary Wanstall Gützlaff (née Newell), who was the wife of the missionary and explorer Karl Friedrich Gützlaff.

The second daughter of Sir Harry, Mabel Desborough Parkes, was married to Flag Lieutenant (Royal Navy) Egerton Bagot Byrd Levett-Scrivener of Sibton Abbey, Yoxford, Suffolk.

Henbury Station

The area was initially settled by Parkes and Walker in 1875 who had applied for the lease and then named it after there hometown in England.

Henry Loch, 1st Baron Loch

During the advance on Peking Loch was chosen with Parkes to complete the preliminary negotiations for peace at Tungchow.

Joachim Schlör

Joachim Schlör (born 1960 in Heilbronn) is a culture scientist and professor at the Parkes Institute for Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton.

Joseph Parkes

Parkes was articled to a London solicitor, and became one of the young men who surrounded Jeremy Bentham.

Born in Warwick on 22 January 1796, he was younger son of John Parkes, manufacturer, a close friend of Samuel Parr and Basil Montagu, in a circle that included William Field.

Josiah Parkes

For Mr. Heathcote of Tiverton, Parkes carried out a plan for draining a part of Chat Moss, Lancashire, which he tried to cultivate by using steam power.

Lawren Pope

Past talent also represented by Page Parkes include Alexis Bledel, Channing Tatum, and Angelina Jolie.

Photek

Parkes also worked with Nine Inch Nails on the album With Teeth by providing additional programming on "All The Love In The World" and remixing the single "The Hand That Feeds."

R. Irving Parkes

Robert Irving Parkes (Born July 8, 1886 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada-died September 23, 1964 in Manhattan, New York City) was a Canadian athlete.

World Ship Society

Notable amongst its early members were the then editor of Jane's Fighting Ships, Francis McMurtrie, and former editor and noted naval historian Oscar Parkes.


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