Parkesbourne
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Parkesbourne is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] 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.[4]
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  Parkesbourne Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°44′54″S 149°32′04″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 658 m (2,159 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 152 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2580 | ||||||||||||
| County | Argyle | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Breadalbane | ||||||||||||
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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).[5][6] 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".[7]
