Screen Central » Search Results » parkes http://screencentral.com.au Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:37:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Elvis Festival – Parkes http://screencentral.com.au/elvis-festival-parkes/5537/ http://screencentral.com.au/elvis-festival-parkes/5537/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:37:06 +0000 kate http://screencentral.com.au/?p=5537 The Parkes Elvis Festival is held every year in the second week in January, coinciding with Elvis Presley’s ...Continue Reading]]>

The Parkes Elvis Festival is held every year in the second week in January, coinciding with Elvis Presley’s birthday. Now in its 27th year, the Festival continues to grow – with more than 200 events across five fabulous, fun-filled days.

More information:  https://www.parkeselvisfestival.com.au/

]]> http://screencentral.com.au/elvis-festival-parkes/5537/feed/ 0 Aviation Museum – Parkes http://screencentral.com.au/aviation-museum-parkes/5524/ http://screencentral.com.au/aviation-museum-parkes/5524/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:33:52 +0000 kate http://screencentral.com.au/?p=5524 The Parkes Aviation Museum is located at the end of Muzycuk Drive at Parkes Airport. It is currently ...Continue Reading]]>

The Parkes Aviation Museum is located at the end of Muzycuk Drive at Parkes Airport. It is currently housed in a former RAAF hangar from the airport’s time as a World War Two air force base.Parkes has a long history in aviation, the first aircraft to land at Parkes was a Sopwith Camel piloted by aviation pioneer Sydney Pickles in 1919.

During WW2, Parkes airport became RAAF Base Parkes, accommodating No.1 Air Navigation School, No.2 Wireless Air Gunners School, No.8 Operational Training Unit and after the war No.87 SQN operated from Parkes. Did you know – former PM Gough Whitlam graduated from Parkes as a Flying Officer navigator?

Parkes Aero Club, formed in 1948, still operates from its historic ex-RAAF COMMCEN building.

Parkes has been used as a storage facility for the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) since 1975 and is currently being transformed into an aviation museum in its own right by a range of local and HARS volunteers.  Information provided by:  https://hars.org.au/

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DISTANCE GUIDE

PENRITH TO BATHURST – 147km – 2.25 HOURS

PENRITH TO BLAYNEY – 184 km – 2.45 HOURS

CANBERRA TO BOOROWA – 112 km – 1.25 HOURS

PENRITH TO CONDOBOLIN – 406 km – 5 HOURS

CANBERRA TO CROOKWELL – 133 km – 1.5 HOURS

CANBERRA TO COWRA – 189 km – 2.15 HOURS

PENRITH TO FORBES – 323 km – 4.25 HOURS

CANBERRA TO GRENFELL – 211 km – 2.5 HOURS

PENRITH TO LITHGOW – 85.2 km – 1.5 HOURS

CANBERRA TO MOLONG – 283 km – 3.25 HOURS

PENRITH TO OBERON – 126 km – 2 HOURS

CANBERRA TO ORANGE – 279 km – 3.5 HOURS

PENRITH TO PARKES – 305 km – 4 HOURS

CANBERRA TO YOUNG – 161 km – 2 HOURS

 

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Link to locations at Yeoval link to locations at Bathurst link to locations at Hay/Lachlan Locations at Tottenham Link to locations at Boorowa Link to locations at Molong Link to locations at Cowra link to locations at Wellington link to locations at Young Locations at Tullamore link to locations at Lithgow Link to locations at Dubbo Locations at Oberon Locations at Orange Locations at Peak Hill Link to locations at Parkes Locations at Forbes Link to locations at Cumnock Link to locations at West Wyalong Link to locations at Harden Link to locations at Blayney Link to locations at Crookwell Link to locations at Eugowra Locations at Grenfell Locations at Lake Cargelligo Locations at Condobolin Locations at Canowindra Locations at Trundle
]]> http://screencentral.com.au/welcome-to-screen-central/feed/ 0 Radio Telescope. Parkes http://screencentral.com.au/radio-telescope-parkes/2323/ http://screencentral.com.au/radio-telescope-parkes/2323/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:15:08 +0000 kate http://screencentral.com.au/?p=2323 The Parkes Observatory hosts the 64-metre radio telescope, one of the telescopes comprising CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility. An icon ...Continue Reading]]>

The Parkes Observatory hosts the 64-metre radio telescope, one of the telescopes comprising CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility. An icon of Australian science, and made famous by the Australian film ‘The Dish’, the Parkes radio telescope has been in operation since 1961 and continues to be at the forefront of astronomical discovery. Astronomers from across Australia and around the world utilise the Parkes radio telescope to undertake world-class astronomical science.

Parkes Shire Council

 

]]> http://screencentral.com.au/radio-telescope-parkes/2323/feed/ 0 Screen Central Location http://screencentral.com.au/map/ http://screencentral.com.au/map/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:13:02 +0000 admin http://screencentral.com.au/?page_id=1890 The Central NSW region stretches from Lithgow in the east to Lake Cargelligo and Hay in the west, ...Continue Reading]]>
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Link to locations at Yeoval link to locations at Bathurst link to locations at Hay/Lachlan Locations at Tottenham Link to locations at Boorowa Link to locations at Molong Link to locations at Cowra link to locations at Wellington link to locations at Young Locations at Tullamore link to locations at Lithgow Link to locations at Dubbo Locations at Oberon Locations at Orange Locations at Peak Hill Link to locations at Parkes Locations at Forbes Link to locations at Cumnock Link to locations at West Wyalong Link to locations at Harden Link to locations at Blayney Link to locations at Crookwell Link to locations at Eugowra Locations at Grenfell Locations at Lake Cargelligo Locations at Condobolin Locations at Canowindra Locations at Trundle

The Central NSW region stretches from Lithgow in the east to Lake Cargelligo and Hay in the west, taking in Bathurst, Orange, Cowra and Parkes. This region has some of the richest farmlands in Australia with produce ranging from beef cattle to canola oil, olives to wine. Famous attractions include the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, the CSIRO telescope in Parkes, the historic gold rush towns of Hill End and Sofala, and the Cherry Capital of Australia, Young.

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DISTANCE GUIDE

SYDNEY TO BATHURST – 204km – 3 HOURS
SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA – 115km – 1.45 HOURS
SYDNEY TO PENRITH – 55km – 40 MINS
WELLINGTON TO HARDEN – 265km – 3.5 HOURS

]]> http://screencentral.com.au/map/feed/ 0 Outback Town Shopfronts. Tullamore http://screencentral.com.au/outback-town-shopfronts-tullamore/827/ http://screencentral.com.au/outback-town-shopfronts-tullamore/827/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:29:21 +0000 kate http://screencentral.com.au/?p=827 Widely spread shops in very small country town of Tullamore in wheat belt between Condobolin and Tottenham. Parkes ...Continue Reading]]>

Widely spread shops in very small country town of Tullamore in wheat belt between Condobolin and Tottenham.

Parkes Shire Council

]]> http://screencentral.com.au/outback-town-shopfronts-tullamore/827/feed/ 0 Colonial Shopfronts. Trundle http://screencentral.com.au/colonial-shopfronts-trundle/823/ http://screencentral.com.au/colonial-shopfronts-trundle/823/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:18:20 +0000 kate http://screencentral.com.au/?p=823 Late 19thC shops in small town of Trundle which has wide streets and excellent old shopfronts with original ...Continue Reading]]>

Late 19thC shops in small town of Trundle which has wide streets and excellent old shopfronts with original verandahs. Town has  a very strong colonial Australia ambience, reminiscent of hard pioneering times.

Parkes Shire Council

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Industrial large scale silos.

Parkes Shire Council

]]> http://screencentral.com.au/silos-parkes/820/feed/ 0 Open Cut Mine. Peak Hill http://screencentral.com.au/open-cut-mine-peak-hill/815/ http://screencentral.com.au/open-cut-mine-peak-hill/815/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:57:03 +0000 kate http://screencentral.com.au/?p=815 100 metres deep. Excellent potential location for stunts. Good vantage points for cameras. Located at Peak Hill near ...Continue Reading]]>

100 metres deep. Excellent potential location for stunts. Good vantage points for cameras. Located at Peak Hill near Parkes.

Parkes Shire Council

]]> http://screencentral.com.au/open-cut-mine-peak-hill/815/feed/ 0 Old Convent. Parkes http://screencentral.com.au/old-convent-parkes/790/ http://screencentral.com.au/old-convent-parkes/790/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:42:24 +0000 kate http://screencentral.com.au/?p=790 Double story brick, large verandahs, cloisters. Retains original character. Ex convent, now run as a Bed and Breakfast ...Continue Reading]]>

Double story brick, large verandahs, cloisters. Retains original character. Ex convent, now run as a Bed and Breakfast establishment.

Parkes Shire Council

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