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A rich variety of farming is conducted in the region immediately surrounding Parkes, although the staple farming is most definitely wheat and wool.
Parkes is located on the Australian transcontinental railway line, and the Newell Highway linking Victoria to Queensland. With the presence of the nearby Parkes Observatory, Parkes has had an important role in the scientific community. In addition to local research conducted at the radio telescope, Parkes scientists have assisted NASA for several missions as a Southern Hemisphere relay and communications station. (The movie The Dish was based somewhat loosely on the role the ...
It was originally founded in 1853 as the settlement Currajong, named for the abundance of Currajong trees in the local area by the settlers, but was then known as Bushman's (from the local mine named Bushman's Lead).[1]
In 1873[2] the town was renamed to Parkes in honor of Sir Henry Parkes, otherwise known as the "Father of the Federation". (Sir Henry Parkes is recognised in Australia as having played an instrumen ...
