At 22, Henry Lawson was dirt poor, painfully shy and deaf as a post. His first few poems had garnered considerable praise but writing was "clearly not to be relied on as a means of support".

He stood six feet tall in his socks, with a head shaped like a mammoth goose egg, big end up, it was said. Sir Henry Parkes seemed to lend himself to such flourishes. Here was a man of "colossal ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Feb. 4.--Sir Henry Parkes, member of Parliament, Prime Minister of NewSouth Wales, arrived here this morning over the Union Pacific Railroad on a trip for his health, and to ...

The condition of the roads, the call for increased health and education services, and policing were all on the agenda ... 150 years ago when Henry Parkes visited our town.

There his father Thomas found work as a gardener and “odd-job man”. Sir Henry Parkes and his second wife, Nellie Parkes. Picture: National Library of Australia MORE MAKERS OF OZ: ...

There his father Thomas found work as a gardener and “odd-job man”. Sir Henry Parkes and his second wife, Nellie Parkes. Picture: National Library of Australia MORE MAKERS OF OZ: ...

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. Sir Henry Parkes is not a name unknown in these latitudes.

YEARS: 9–10 What role did Henry Parkes play in the federation of Australia? Listen to a re-enactment of Sir Henry Parkes's famous 1889 speech in Tenterfield, known as the Tenterfield Oration.

The museum houses a collection of items from Sir Henry Parkes's political life including an iron gavel from his time as NSW premier, a collection of self-penned poetry, and two ivory walking sticks.

It was the year of Waterloo – 1815 – when Henry Parkes was born. Between his birth on May 27 and his baptism on July 5 at St Mary the Virgin Church in Stoneleigh, the great Battle of Waterloo ...

TODAY marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sir Henry Parkes, a giant of NSW politics and regarded as the Father of Federation.

Guests prepare for the unveiling of the memorial stone at the font where Sir Henry Parkes was christened The memorial unveiled Bicentennial celebrations began at each end of the globe on May 27.