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Touring Parkes in Australia
Parkes in the region of New South Wales with its 11,137 citizens is located in Australia - some 158 mi or ( 254 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Time in Parkes is now 03:42 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sydney City, Katoomba, Goonumbla, Cookamidgera, and Canberra. Being here already, consider visiting Sydney City . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Parkes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Parkes 2 - Broken Hill railcar & big train
In December 2005 a transcontinental freight train headed by two 3000 kW (4020 HP) 132 tonne NR class locomotives waits at Goobang junction west of Parkes to cross the weekly Sydney-bound Xplorer railc ..
4898 shutting down Parkes Loco 16th May 2003
4898 stabling at Parkes ..
48110-8142 head to Parkes Loco 16th May 2003
Heading off to stable ..
Elvis a didge player and some gospel singing
this is elvis stephanousky? and ron wardrop on didge and lexien solamon singing this is at out yearly elvis revival ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Northparkes
Northparkes is a copper and gold mine in central New South Wales, Australia, approximately 27 kilometres north-northwest of the town of Parkes. The mine was originally started in 1994 using open pit mining, with underground mining using the block caving method starting in 1997. The mine has an operational capacity to produce five million tonnes of ore per year, containing roughly 60,000 tonnes of copper and 50,000 ounces of gold.
Located at -33.14 148.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Parkes Elvis Festival
The Parkes Elvis Festival is an annual event celebrating the music and the legend of Elvis Presley held in early January in the Australian New South Wales regional town of Parkes. The first festival in 1993 was simply a one night performance attracting 300 attendees. From then, it has grown to become a five day long festival of all things Elvis. The Festival now attracts large numbers that briefly double the population of Parkes.
Located at -33.14 148.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Parkes High School
Parkes High School is a secondary school located in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. The school offers a range of subjects in junior and senior years in accordance with a syllabus developed by the NSW Board of Studies.
Located at -33.14 148.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Parkes railway station
Parkes is a railway station on the Broken Hill railway line in the western New South Wales city of Parkes, Australia. The station opened in 1893 and is served by the Indian Pacific and Outback Explorer passenger trains. Parkes is also the junction point of the Stockinbingal–Parkes railway line and the Parkes–Narromine railway line which form a cross country route between Cootamundra on the Main South line and Werris Creek on the Main North line.
Located at -33.14 148.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Parkes, New South Wales
Parkes is a town in New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. At the 2006 census, Parkes had a population of 9,826.
Located at -33.13 148.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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