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	Parkes Shire Council: About the region: Sir Henry Parkes
		Sir Henry Parkes, the 'Father of Federation';, was born on 27 May 1815 in Warwickshire, England, youngest of the seven children of Thomas Parkes, tenant farmer on Stoneleigh Abbey Estate, and his wife Martha Parkes, nee Fauconbridge.
		Although Sir Henry Parkes died on 27 April 1896 at the age of eighty one, and did not live to take part in the celebrations of 1901, his contribution to Federation was not forgotten and Tom Roberts, included his portrait in the 'Big Picture', on the wall above the official platform.
		Parkes was a goldmining settlement originally named Bushman's, but following visits from New South Wales Colonial Secretary (also referred to as Prime Minister) Sir Henry Parkes on two occasions in 1873 and finally in 1893, the townspeople nominated to change the name of the town in honour of the great statesman.
	www.parkes.nsw.gov.au /about/1007.html (1535 words)

	Henry Parkes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parkes was described during his lifetime by The Times as "the most commanding figure in Australian politics".
		Parkes was born in Canley, Warwickshire, England to yeoman parents (according to Coventryweb, he was christened in Stoneleigh.) He married Clarinda Varney and following the death of their two children at an early age they, on assisted passage, emigrated to New South Wales in 1839.
		Parkes convened the 1890 Federation Conference and subsequently the 1891 National Australasian Convention.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Parkes (470 words)

	Henry Parkes
		Parkes was born at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, England in 1815.
		Parkes was elected to the legislative council in 1854 and the first New South Wales legislative assembly in 1856.
		Parkes was an enigmatic figure-his imposing stature and silver tongue contradict the images of his business failure and his humiliation at the hands of financiers.
	members.tripod.com /virtaus4/volume6/misc/henry_parkes.htm (315 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography P-Q (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Parkes then engaged as a labourer with Sir John Jamison (q.v.) near Penrith at £25 a year and a ration and a half of food, principally rice, flour and sugar, for the meat was sometimes unfit to eat.
		Parkes continued to be one of the most conspicuous figures in the house, and at the 1869 election was returned at the head of the poll.
		Parkes had left directions that his funeral should be as simple as possible, but though a state funeral was declined, a very large number of people attended when he was placed by the side of his first wife at Faulconbridge, in the grounds of his former home in the Blue Mountains.
	gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogP-Q.html (21796 words)

	RBA: Sir Henry Parkes Biographical Summary
		The appearance of colonial statesman Sir Henry Parkes on the new $5 note marks the return to circulation of this distinguished politician, dubbed the ‘Father of Federation’;, who was once a household name.
		Parkes won a seat in the Legislative Council at the elections of 1854 and two years later he was elected to the newly established Legislative Assembly in the first Parliament under responsible self government.
		Parkes convened the 1890 Federation Conference in Melbourne as a precursor to the 1891 National Australasian Convention in Sydney, where the first draft Bill of the Constitution was written.
	www.rba.gov.au /CurrencyNotes/NotesInCirculation/bio_sir_henry_parkes.html (635 words)

	Historical Feature - Sir Henry Parkes
		Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896), regarded as the 'Father of Federation', had already served more than fifty years in public life when he embarked on the most ambitious political cause of his career.
		Although Parkes did not live to see the final constitution (eventually hammered out in the late nineties), the work he had done so much to foster at the beginning of the decade did not die.
		The following description of Sir Henry Parkes perhaps captures the true essence of the great man. In 1891 Alfred Deaken wrote; 'His huge figure, slow step, deliberate glance and carefully brushed-out aureole of white hair combined to present the spectator with a picturesque whole which was not detracted from on closer acquaintance.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/feature/history/parkes.htm (467 words)

	Artist's Footsteps
		Sir Henry Parkes, the 'Father of Federation', was born on 27 May 1815 in Warwickshire, England, youngest of the seven children of Thomas Parkes, tenant farmer on Stoneleigh Abbey Estate, and his wife Martha Parkes, nee Fauconbridge.
		On 14 October 1870, Parkes resigned from the New South Wales parliament, because of insolvency, and in February 1872 he was re-elected to the New South Wales parliament, as member for East Sydney.
		Although Sir Henry Parkes died on 27 April 1896 at the age of eighty, and did not live to take part in the celebrations of 1901, his contribution to Federation was not forgotten and Tom Roberts, included his portrait in the 'Big Picture', on the wall above the official platform.
	www.artistsfootsteps.com /html/Parkes_biography.htm (1443 words)

	Biography of Henry Parkes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Parkes was described during his lifetime by The Times of London as "the most commanding figure in Australian politics".
		Parkes was born in Warwickshire, England to yeoman parents.
		The suburb of Parkes in Canberra is named after him as well as the township of Parkes in central New South Wales.
	biography-2.qardinalinfo.com /p/Parkes_Henry.html (387 words)

	Parkes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Henry Parkes, Australian politician and "Father of Federation"
		Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
		the Division of Parkes (1901-69), an abolished Sydney electorate in the Australian House of Representatives
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parkes (162 words)

	Henry Parkes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tenterfield school of arts, a hall in the town of tenterfield, new south wales, australia, is the place where sir henry parkes made the tenterfield...
		The tenterfield oration was a speech given by sir henry parkes at the tenterfield school of arts on october 24, 1889 advocating the federation...
		New south wales (nsw) is australias most populous and oldest state, located in the southeast, north of victoria and south of queenslandqueensland....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/he/henry_parkes.htm (1025 words)

	Parkes
		Coming to New South Wales in 1839 at the age of 24 as a penniless assisted migrant, Henry Parkes brought with him an urge towards self-betterment and a democratic temperament, both characteristic traits of the skilled workmen of the Birmingham in which he had grown up.
		Parkes’ achievement was to fashion a political career over many years during which members of parliament were not paid a salary, and through which he himself in consequence suffered great financial vicissitudes.
		In the political enterprise he found self-realisation and, despite the many setbacks, disappointments and compromises of his personal life, he held firmly to belief in the central importance of what could be achieved through the parliamentary institutions of his adopted society.
	www.parkesfoundation.org.au /Parkes.htm (287 words)

	Coventry Web - History of Coventry - Sir Henry Parkes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Parkes began the first of his five terms as premier in 1872.
		In the 1800's, Sir Henry Parkes settled in the district in a mansion which he built near the Railway line between Fairfield and Cabramatta and named Canley Grange, after his birthplace in Warwickshire, England.
		At the bottom of Moat House Lane, Canley, is a tree lined lane that leads to the house where Sir Henry Parkes as born in 1816.
	www.coventryweb.co.uk /editorials/history/HenryParkes.html (713 words)

	CM Federation: Henry Parkes
		Parkes was returning home from Brisbane after preaching the Federation message in Queensland, one of several journeys he made around the country and to England.
		When he died he was survived by the remaining five daughters and a son of the 12 children of his first marriage, and by four sons and a daughter of the second.
		And although, sadly, Parkes died less than five years before Australia officially became a nation in 1901, he would have died knowing his long-held dream of a united nation was well on the way to becoming a reality.
	www.thecouriermail.com.au /extras/federation/CMFedParkes.htm (778 words)

	Parkes - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Parkes, Sir Henry (1815-1896), Australian statesman, premier of the colony of New South Wales fives times, and architect of Australian federation....
		Parkes Observatory, radio astronomy observatory north of Parkes in New South Wales, Australia.
		Its main instrument is a dish with an aperture of 64...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Parkes.html (96 words)

	Sir Henry Parkes
		Parkes now began to take an active part in politics, and soon showed himself the wielder of an incisive style as a leader-writer, and a popular orator of unrivalled influence.
		Parkes had for several years persistently advocated free imports as a remedy for the financial distress of the colony.
		For a time Parkes found himself almost in a position of isolation, but in 1887 the policy of protection adopted by his successors brought him again into office.
	www.nndb.com /people/585/000096297 (793 words)

	Henry Parkes, Sir Biography / Biography of Henry Parkes, Sir Biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Australian statesman Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896) was a champion of Australian federation, and his eloquent appeals to colonial leaders to forget their differences were a potent influence in bringing success to the federal movement.
		The son of a tenant farmer, Henry Parkes was born in Warwickshire, England, on May 27, 1815.
		Parkes was knighted in 1877 and late in 1878 joined erstwhile opponents to form a third ministry.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-henry-parkes-sir (685 words)

	Prince Alfred visit to Australia in 1868
		Henry Parkes (1815 - 1896) who at the time of the attempted assassination of Prince Albert by O’Farrell was the Colonial Secretary and the ‘principal ministerial contact with the head of the Princes’s entourage’.
		Parkes believed that a Fenian group and O’Farrell were all part of the conspiracy to kill Prince Alfred.
		Parkes who was a Protestant used his political power to finally introduced the Public Instruction Act which abolished state aid for Catholic school and others and ‘as a result New South Wales has been plagued by a two school system ever since’.
	www.shoalhaven.net.au /~cathyd/history/prince.html (1725 words)

	Australian Customs Service - Manifest Magazine May 2001
		Parkes was employed by Gibbes as a casual tide waiter, stationed aboard vessels in the harbour, checking for smugglers and carrying out clearance duties.
		Gibbes immediately approached Parkes who explained that the reason he had written to the Weekly Register rather than report the matter to Gibbes was because of his knowledge of the matter and that he was sure he would not receive justice from Jeffrey.
		Parkes was a man of strong views particularly about the rights of people and literacy, for most of his parliamentary career he was a champion of them.
	www.customs.gov.au /webdata/miniSites/May2001/html/p33.htm (1110 words)

	icCoventry - Sir Henry Parkes
		Henry Parkes was born the son of a tenant farmer on May 27, 1815, at Moat House Cottage, Canley.
		Henry went with them and was placed in an apprenticeship to the ivory-turning trade.
		Parkes became Prime Minister in 1878 and was knighted by Queen Victoria four years later.
	iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk /0850cityhistory/0800covkids/tm_objectid=115502&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=sir-henry-parkes-name_page.html (678 words)

	Parkes Back in Parliament Exhibition - 20/11/2003 - PRIV (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The exhibition also detailed plans for a new Parkes museum, including the construction of Moat House, a replica of where the great Sir Henry Parkes was born in Coventry in England back in 1815.
		Parkes is a rail transport heart, with FCL, a major freight haulier in Australia, having a large terminal there on the Indian Pacific line.
		Parkes is a tourist mecca because of the vast range of attractions in the area, including the Dubbo Zoo, the dish, the museum and the Wellington caves.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20031120049 (498 words)

	Biography / Australia / Sir Henry Parkes
		The appearance of colonial statesman Sir Henry Parkes on the new $5 note marks the return to circulation of this distinguished politician, dubbed the ‘Father of Federation’, who was once a household name.
		Parkes was described during his lifetime by The Times of London as ‘the most commanding figure in Australian politics’.
		He was, however, accorded the epithet ‘Father of Federation’ for his leadership in advancing the cause for nationhood during the last decade of his life.
	www.polymernotes.org /biographies/AUS_bio_parkes.htm (618 words)

	Henry Parkes Federation Tree - 22/11/2000 - PRIV
		On Thursday evening last Sir Henry Parkes was received with a great demonstration of applause on his arrival at the Bowral railway station by the express train, and was then driven to the School of Arts, where an audience of over 400 people were waiting to hear his address.
		Sir Henry Parkes gave one of his famous free trade speeches to the local free trade association.
		Sir Henry on rising was again cannonaded with rounds of cheers and delivered a thorough out and out freetrade speech, keeping the ladies and gentlemen present spellbound by his sound statement in favour of the freetrade policy of himself and colleagues.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20001122030 (706 words)

	The Contribution of Sir Henry Parkes
		The current bronze statue of Sir Henry Parkes was unveiled in 1996.
		Although Parkes died in 1896 before his vision could be realised, his contribution was often remembered.
		In his famous address at Tenterfield School of Arts, Parkes drew attention to a recent report by a British army officer, which proposed that the colonial forces unite into a single army.
	www.waverley.nsw.gov.au /library/localstudies/historical/federation/parkes.htm (355 words)

	Great Rural Speeches - Sir Henry Parkes - 05/02/2007
		He (Parkes) had just returned from Brisbane, and the object of his visit had been not to force his advice on the authorities there but to discuss with them these matters.
		Unfortunately, owing to the illness of the head of the ministry, his communications were rather more of a private character than otherwise; but, without disclosing any confidences, he thought he might state that he understood both sides in politics sympathised warmly and closely with the views which had been expressed by him.
		One great thing to be accomplished was the massing together of their military forces, whenever necessary, and this could not be effected by any other power than one representing all the colonies.
	www.abc.net.au /rural/telegraph/speeches/parkes.htm (693 words)

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