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coventrycc: Signed diversions will be in place along the A45 and turning left onto Sir Henry Parkes Road at the roundabout by Canley fire station. Pedestrian access may also be disrupted for a period of time, but we will work to keep this to a minimum.

coventrycc: Signed diversions will be in place along the A45 and turning left onto Sir Henry Parkes Road at the roundabout by Canley fire station. Pedestrian access may also be disrupted for a period of time, but we will work to keep this to a minimum. (2/3)

moadlearning: Today we were excited to run our first Leading Together Workshop of the year in the Sir Henry Parkes Digital studio. We were joined by year 5/6 students to discuss leadership, & how they can lead to create positive change. Book your workshop via

MilitariacUK: 1996 AUSTRALIAN $1 DOLLAR COIN FATHER OF FEDERATION SIR HENRY PARKES 1815

TroveAustralia: In 1888, ‘The Australian’ reported on a meeting of the premiers of NSW, Vic, SA and Qld on matters of ‘intercolonial interest’. A year later, Sir Henry Parkes argued that the Australian colonies should unite into one nation. Read the article in Trove:

CKellyUAP: The framers of our Constitution never envisaged that freedom of movement WITHIN a state would be threatened. As Sir Henry Parkes stated at the 1st Constitutional Convention in 1891; ’Australia shall be free - FREE EVERYWHERE — between its own people ……

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Hopey0759: 26th Jan marks the founding of the colony of NSW under Gov Arthur Phillip , on 1st Jan 1901 under Sir Henry Parkes the respective colonies accepted a common constitution to create the country of Aust. until we can accept this fact, we'll never be in a position of truthtelling..

TroveUFOBot: Another Australian newspaper article about UFOs! 8 Aug 1903, 'SIR HENRY PARKES.':

AussieCH64: Sir Henry Parkes Longest serving NSW Premier He had trouble with finances & died in poverty. These days politicians seek wealth.

WealthLegacyGrp: In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention? — Australian Parliament Member, Sir Henry Parkes Your action for today is to focus on the opportunity behind one of the chal…

BooksInHomesAus: Lots of smiling faces at The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School Book Giving Assembly in Tenterfield, NSW, where 193 children received 3 books-of-choice each for the very first time! We're looking forward to forging ahead with the Primary Program again during 2023. Well done!

PeterPoulosMLC: Certainly good to be in Gerringong yesterday to commemorate the Centenary of the Gerringong Soldiers Memorial Hall designed by Varney Parkes, son of Sir Henry Parkes. Well done to the Gerringong RSL Sub-Branch & Robyn Florance OAM.

ConstitLawAus: "Sir Henry Parkes conjectured that in time ‘the Governor-General of Australia would be able to hold a court that would be attractive as that of the monarchs of the old world’"

ConnellsEA: Sir Henry Parkes Road, Coventry | Situated on a corner plot this end of terrace property is perfectly situ ...

MDCCLXXXVII: It's criminal how many Australians haven't the slightest clue who Sir Henry Parkes was

TomlinJeanne: Sir Henry Parkes tried to convince the British Government for years that the majority of Australians were nationalists who wanted independence. They were. They won it AND THEY KEPT THE MONARCHY. Independence is unrelated to republicanism. Many are republican. Many are not.

dredredreeee: Sir Henry Parkes, Father of the Federation (Australia)

epistemophagy: Murray Bridge: Sir George Murray, UK Colonial Secretary Orange: William II, Prince of Orange, British Army officer Parkes: Henry Parkes, then Premier of New South Wales Port Augusta: Augusta, Lady Young, wife of SA Governor Sir Henry Young

railstations: 430: Canley. A decorative kangaroo panel adorns the station building to replace a statue that had been destroyed. The original statue commemorated Sir Henry Parkes.

artTomRoberts: Sir Henry Parkes, 1892

Aust_Parliament: Sir Henry Parkes GCMG was a pivotal figure in Australia’s Federation movement, and one of its most enduring and passionate advocates. He was also the first to receive a commissioned portrait by the Historic Memorials Collection. Find out more on tour:

pryorcommitment: In 1879, as Public Education was introduced, Sir Henry Parkes, called for children to sit "side by side" in free, compulsory public schools, regardless of religion, family wealth or status. Under the guise of ‘choice’ we have normalised a view of ‘public’ as the ‘last resort.'

janr572: Look. I’m in the “Sir Henry Parkes Room”… so I’m guessing this is him. But tell me that doesn’t look like Sir Anthony Hopkins with a beard and I’ll call you a liar!!!

urban_reverie: My friend and I went on a bushwalk. First, a visit to a grave. Sir Henry Parkes, the “Father of Australian Federation” and probably one of the most influential politicians in Australian history, is buried near Faulconbridge station.

urban_reverie: Here it is … Clarinda Falls, named after Sir Henry Parkes’ first wife. This waterfall is better!

acskemp: Ol’ Black-Arm Band himself, Sir Henry Parkes

CoventryCCRoads: A45 Fletchamstead Highway O/B towards Sir Henry Parkes Rd roundabout - broken down vehicle in lane one. Proceed with caution

sylmobile: Well, damn! For someone who claims to have no imagination, Sir J. G. Lee Steere (WA) has no difficulty in concocting beautiful images to dismantle the intent to federationof Sir Henry Parkes!

sylmobile: And then to suggest that "this motion was a kind of blank shot fired across our bows by Sir Henry Parkes, to make us show our colours." Oh, yeah! Bring it on, J. G.!!

Terrytoo69: In 2012 (under Gillard) Canberra's Parkes Place (named after Sir Henry Parkes, father of federation) was renamed Queen Elizabeth Terrace to mark her diamond jubilee. And now this. Have we no pride?

shauncrowe: Scott Morrison loves to claim that rapid antigen testing is 'traditionally a matter of state responsibility', as if Henry Parkes was contemplating COVID procurement in the 1890s. Let's be real: you made all these rules up last year.

artTomRoberts: Sir Henry Parkes, 1892

Simon_S70: I hope Denbigh has decent CCTV and old style pre woke Police, as we all know what's going to happen to Henry Morton Stanley, don't we. Democracy, BLM and the marxist wokes don't do democracy. Sir Henry Morton Stanley statue stays, say Denbigh residents

oz_history: Today, in 1889 - Sir Henry Parkes, 'Father of Australian Federation', makes his famous Tenterfield Oration

jpjanke: "What may well have begun as a simple forgetting of other possible views turned under habit and over time into something like a cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale." Read about the time Sir Henry Parkes (considered the Father of Federation) said in 1888, when...

nswparledu: This portrait of former Premier and Federation heavyweight Sir Henry Parkes was painted by his daughter Lily. Find out more at our live online event ‘Talking History: Treasures from our collection’. RSVP here

Elizabe32413720: What mystery organisation do Sir Keir Starmer, Henry Kissinger and Jeffrey Epstein… have in common?

IainMcCowie: This day in 2014, I took a trip on the Blue Mountains train line to Faulconbridge to pay my respects at the grave of Sir Henry Parkes, father of the Australian Federation, and the Corridor of Oaks

astrove_bot: 18 September 1880 - Sir Henry Parkes and Mr. Proctor. - Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919)

moadlearning: Today we are in the Sir Henry Parkes digital studio testing a new interactive digital workshop, exploring Federation & contemporary issues through cartooning. Ss became political cartoonist to develop their media literacy & critical thinking skills, including collab drawing ✍️

ConstitLawAus: "Australia's path to Federation ... was certainly prosaic if one has regard to Sir Henry Parkes' Tenterfield Oration of 1889: 'These are two great national questions which I wish to lay before you: one great federal army and a nationwide uniform gauge railway line.' ..." 1/3

ericesheng: it just goes to show that when Sir Henry Parkes proposed to rename New South Wales as Australia, he had a point

lord_reags: The Grandfather of Australian Federation Sir Henry Parkes being dubbed a Lord of the Realm of Elvaston in the Order of the Greyhound in 2016.

lord_reags: Always a pleasure enjoying a belated Earl Grey cuppa tea with Grandfather of Australia’s Federation Sir Henry Parkes, 206, via the miracle of time travel thanks to a flux capacitor one found on special at Vinnies for $4.99 to assist with the space time continuum thingy.

SamuelHunt_: It is always a good day to walk through the local cemetery and pray for the dead. The obelisk marks the grave of Sir Henry Parkes, who started the process of federation which led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia.

cshislop: "In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?" Australian Parliament Member, Sir Henry Parkes Your action for today is to focus on the opportunity behind one of the challenges you're currently f…

24hoursinsydney: The Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales were a group of incredible women who toiled for over a decade for women to secure the right to vote. They were rallied and organized by one special women in particular who lobbied Sir Henry Parkes who became a believer.

nxwestmidlands: SERVICE DIVERSION: Service 10A is diverted due to congestion. Outbound: A45, Charter Avenue to normal line of route. Inbound: Sir Henry Parkes Road, A45, Kenilworth Road to normal line of route. We apologise for any inconvenience.

ianjamesyoung70: The mansion known as Milton House, or Federation House was prev owned by Sir Henry Parkes, Father of Australian Federation. It once consisted of 12 acres of prime Sydney real estate but Parkes subdivided it. Even in my family's time, it had extensive orchards, tennis court etc

nxcoventry: Diversion on route 10a, 12x Due to an accident on Kenilworth road. 10A Out; A45, Charter Ave. In; Cannon Park, Sir Henry Parkes rd, A45, Kenilworth Rd 12X Out; A45, Charter Ave, Follow Service 11 In; service 11 to Charter Ave, Sir Henry Parkes rd, A45, Kenilworth Rd

JohnRuddick2: Tomorrow will be 120 years since the opening of the first federal parliament of Australia. Note the portrait of Sir Henry Parkes hovering above.

CoventrySoul113: Check out this "Sir Henry Parkes Day Guided Tour on 27th May 2021 - From Canley in Coventry to New South Wales, Australia"

JamesBromberger: TIL: Sir Henry Parkes, June 1842, in his book of poems "Stolen Moments", wrote: "The voice of praise would be doubly sweet to me, if it were to encourage some Australian bard to seize in earnest the unstrung lyre of his beautiful country."

CovClock: A bit more on Sydney. The direct and reasonably well known link is that Coventry is twinned with Parkes, NSW, due to Sir Henry Parkes (of bunged up road in Canley fame) being first governor of the state.

RossFloate: My name is Sir Henry Parkes I said my name is Henry Parkes They’re gonna name a town for me Just you wait Just you waiiiit.

aussiecanuck2: In 1888, when Sir Henry Parkes, the father of the Australian federation, was asked how First Nations people might be involved, he remarked that it would serve only to “remind them that we have robbed them.”

PeterCronau: Henry Parkes, the Father of Australian Federation, was not in favour of inclusion of Aboriginal people in the early idea of Australia Day celebrations, as it would “remind them that we have robbed them”.

Geoff021: I propose an additional holiday to celebrate Australian community, values and nationhood. My preference is 24 October to mark the 1889 Tenterfield Oration (Sir Henry Parkes) long regarded as the seed for Federation. Call it Australian Democracy Day .... 3/4

astrove_bot: 13 September 1880 - SIR HENRY PARKES AND MR. PROCTOR. - The Sydney Daily Telegraph (NSW : 1879 -1883)

lionelve: Australia did not have an heroic war of independence but the father of federation Sir Henry Parkes understood perfectly well the importance of freedom.

DarrenRJones: So much owed to Sir Henry Parkes, from Sent to Coventry to Commonwealth. Fiji, what might have been eh?

JohnRuddick2: Federation began in earnest on 24 Oct 1889 when the NSW Premier, Sir Henry Parkes delivered his Tenterfield Oration. For decades independence from Britain & national unity had been theoretically discussed. Some argued the colonies should each become nations (as one did - NZ).

gayedemanuele: Morrison venerates “foundation father”, Sir Henry Parkes, in his missive on changing the anthem line to ‘for we are one and free’, citing a call to unity & patriotism. In a speech to a Federation Conference banquet in 1890, Parkes coined the term “crimson thread of kinship” 1/2

markhumphries: So much of the moronic debate in the USA revolves around the argument "What would the Founding Fathers think?". Imagine if Australians agonised over every issue like this: "Oh, no, what would Sir Henry Parkes think?" He's dead, who gives a shit.

JohnRuddick2: Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of NSW, visits the United States in 1882.

bmgazette: Prince Albert and Prince George - the future king - breakfasted at Faulconbridge in January, 1881.

w_ewere: One of Australia's Founding Fathers, Sir Henry Parkes re union of the Colonies under the proposed Federation, on 13 Feb 1890 [of Australians]: ". . .the free peoples of this continent. . . " p76. Is it contended by Tyrants FEDERATION made us LESS FREE? UNLAWFUL TO LOCK STATES

SolomonFaust: The cast for the Australian version of Hamilton is amazing: Anthony Callea as Sir Edmund Barton, Marina Pryor as The Spirit of Henry Parkes and Bert Newton bringing sassy drag realness as Her Majesty Queen Victoria.

oz_history: Today, in 1889 - Sir Henry Parkes, 'Father of Australian Federation', makes his famous Tenterfield Oration

On_Da_Ball3: On This Day: 1889 - Sir Henry Parkes, 'Father of Australian Federation', makes his famous Tenterfield Oration.~

CraigFi26997013: So where are all the contitutional lawyers in Australia? section 92s anyone? Cole v Whitfield? Sir Henry Parkes? Are you all too busy protecting pedophiles?

TMFScottP: "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." -- Warren Buffett (This tree planted in Berrima, NSW 130 years ago, by Sir Henry Parkes.)

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astrove_bot: 13 September 1880 - SIR HENRY PARKES AND MR. PROCTOR. - The Sydney Daily Telegraph (NSW : 1879 -1883)

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NewtonMark: Big-ass statue of Sir Henry Parkes in Parkes, too. He was a nasty piece of work.

pucktistic: I have more. The father of modern Australia, Sir Henry Parkes, is Coventrian. It's a "batch" because car factories recieved their bread buns in "batches", and we Coventrians call them that ever since. "True blue" refers to the colour of the blue dye made here, "Coventry blue"

cedricj007: Here's your "QuoteAction" of the day: "In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?" Australian Parliament Member, Sir Henry Parkes Have an extraordinary day!

birchws: "In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?" Australian Parliament Member, Sir Henry Parkes

numisvenezuela: Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815–27 April 1896) was a colonial Australian politician and longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the…

intorcetta: Sir Henry Parkes (who was not a fan of Catholics) describing the effect of Cardinal Moran on the cause for Australian Federation

DavidBakerCPA: Alan Jones breached rules in Jacinda Ardern 'sock down her throat' broadcast Difficult to not see the resignation as a go now or be fired moment for Jones. Why did it have to take so long? Perhaps Sir Henry Parkes would have died of shame (of us all).

John_M_Vitale: "In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?" Australian Parliament Member, Sir Henry Parkes Your action for today is to focus on the opportunity behind one of the challenges you're currently…

Davidsdm787: Sir Henry Parkes (Father of our Federation) once said, "Surely what the Americans have done by war, Australians can bring about in peace". 1889. The Brooking Institute suggests, The US can learn a lot from Australia about its coronavirus response. A country divided is not united

BronwynHemsley: Today’s ride to add to things I don’t understand Mother’s Day and Sir Henry Parkes the We Won statue from 1893 - Centennial Park Sydney

bmgazette: Federation founder in the frame.

bmgazette: Federation founder in the frame.

MonirRonim1: Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815[1] – 27 April 1896)[2] was a colonial Australian politician and longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia.

PatrAllington: Full bio courtesy of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, written by A.N. Martin, 1974:

bmgazette: Sir Henry Parkes lived, worked and was buried in Faulconbridge, and deserves a signposted park, says longtime Faulconbridge resident Don Bonney.

AussieDe: Sir Henry Parkes, considered the father of federation.

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genebabon: Thursday Thought > "In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?" ~ Sir Henry Parkes

drlouispeachey: Most Australians I are good people. I think the community response to the bushfires proves this to be true. Many Australians still ask “Why can’t Aborigines just ‘Get Over’ Australia Day?” Sir Henry Parkes, Grandfather of Federation, explained this more than 130 years ago.

LadyGrey029: Duke Ellington, Blood Count (Billy Strayhorn)

WestMidsFire: We have a number of crews near Sir Henry Parkes Road, Coventry this morning carrying out a training exercise. So don't be concerned if you see a build up of fire service vehicles or personnel in the area.

semakula: The town of Parkes (about 360km west of Sydney) was named after Sir Henry Parkes, a colonial Australian politician and longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia.

WealthLegacyGrp: "In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?" Australian Parliament Member, Sir Henry Parkes Today I will look for the opportunity behind one of the challenges I currently face. Have an extraordinary day!



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Psalm 119 Part 10
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Pleading the promises.

ver. 38,49

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