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Town in New South Wales, Australia
Parkesbourne
New South Wales
Parkesbourne Church
Parkesbourne is located in New South WalesParkesbourneParkesbourneLocation in New South Wales
Coordinates34°44′54″S 149°32′04″E / 34.74842449670°S 149.53453061299°E / -34.74842449670; 149.53453061299
Population170 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)2580
Elevation658 m (2,159 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Goulburn Mulwaree Council
RegionSouthern Tablelands
CountyArgyle
ParishBreadalbane
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Hume
Localities around Parkesbourne:
Gurrundah Pomeroy Baw Baw
Breadalbane Parkesbourne Yarra
Breadalbane Wollogorang Yarra

Parkesbourne is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. The Hume Highway runs on its southern edge. It lies about 20 km west of Goulburn and 90 km northeast of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 170.

Parkesbourne is said to have been originally called "Breadalbane Plains", but renamed by Henry Parkes after himself during a visit in the 1860s when he was "education minister" (most likely actually Colonial Secretary in 1866–68). Parkesbourne had a state school from May 1870 to April 1969. This was described as a "public school" from April 1872. Earlier it was described as "half-time school" or "provisional school".

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Parkesbourne". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 March 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Parkesbourne". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "Parkesbourne". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. Thrower, Louise (18 November 2001). "Parkesbourne". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. "Parkesbourne in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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