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A colourised version of the R.S. Howard & Sons Ltd logo, the original appeared in Parkes Champion Post Wednesday October 18, 1967 p. 7. After the buyout from Burns Philp, the Howards' logo added a thistle and underneath their tagline "The Friendly Store" was written "A Burns Philp Store"

The Howard Family

One of the many books in Parkes Library’s Family & Local History Resource room is called Honour The Pioneers. That could be the motto historyparkes lives by, with each post honouring those who … Continue reading →

June 27, 2019 · 4 Comments
Images of the summer of 1952. Clockwise from top left: a young Rex Aubrey who would become the first Olympian of the Parkes Shire; postage stamp for the upcoming Helsinki Olympic Games; Queen Elizabeth II; album cover for "Greatest Hits of 1952"; Marjorie Jackson competing in Sydney before representing Australia later that year at the Olympic Games; poster for "Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm" which was showing at the Century Theatre in Parkes.

A Look Back At… The Summer of 1952

historyparkes is continuing our series of blog posts highlighting a particular period in the history of the Parkes Shire. This post will focus on the summer months of 1952. The … Continue reading →

March 9, 2018 · Leave a comment
Tullamore NSW logo incorporating a shamrock leaf with a yellow map of Australia on one petal. A green dot shows an approximate location of Tullamore on the Australian map. Source: Tullamore website www.tullamore.org.au

Tullamore – Parkes Shire’s link to Ireland

There is tremendous diversity within the Parkes Shire in regards to various locations. While the township of Parkes may be the most populous in the Shire, it is certainly not … Continue reading →

May 27, 2016 · 5 Comments

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