Parkes family papers primarily relating to Cobden Parkes and Sir Henry Parkes, 1844-1973
Parkes family papers primarily relating to Cobden Parkes and Sir Henry Parkes, 1844-1973
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1844-1973
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MLMSS 8622/Boxes 1-2 , MLMSS 8622/Box 3X
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0.88 metres of textual material (2 boxes and 1 outsize box)
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Out of copyright : Photographs created before 1955
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BOX 1
Photocopies of handwritten pages, possibly unpublished autobiography of Cobden Parkes beginning, "This brief outline of the principal events of my life is written with a sense of joy and certain satisfaction", 1973
'Report of inquiries made into health and hospital administration during a visit to the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada,...
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Parkes family papers primarily relating to Cobden Parkes and Sir Henry Parkes, 1844-1973
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Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2012-2013
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Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Helen Winn, June 2005
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896), journalist and parliamentarian, was born at Warwickshire, England, youngest child of Thomas Parks and his wife Martha, nee Faulconbridge. After limited formal education, Parkes was apprenticed as a bone and ivory turner. In 1836 he married Clarinda Varney and after his business failed Parkes and his wife departed Engla...
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MLMSS 8622/Boxes 1-2 , MLMSS 8622/Box 3X
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1Jkm8kXY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1Jkm8kXY
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447129
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