Yes, there are several things named after Henry Parkes, a prominent Australian statesman known as the "Father of Federation." These include Parkes, a town in New South Wales, Australia, as well as the Parkes Observatory, a radio telescope observatory also located in New South Wales. Additionally, there are numerous schools, parks, and buildings named in his honor throughout Australia.
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The New South Wales town of Parkes is named after statesman Sir Henry Parkes. This town is where Australia's famous "Dish", or Radio Telescope, is situated. The Dish had a significant role in covering the Moon landing in 1969. In Canberra, the suburb of Parkes and the road Parkes Way are both named after him also.
Sir Henry Parkes died on 27 April 1896.
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Sir Henry Parkes's famous Federation speech, known as the Tenterfield Oration, was delivered on 24 October 1889, at the Tenterfield School of Arts in the small town of Tenterfield, northern New South Wales.
Sir Henry Parkes is honoured with his picture on the $5 note because he had a significant influence on the policies and direction of the federation movement (the federation of the colonies), up until Federation was achieved on 1 January 1901.
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