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| Page Views: 100 Last Visit to Parkes: March, 2003 | Parkes... location of The Dish by Joseph69 - last update: Aug 14, 2006 |
The town is about a 4.5 hour drive west from Sydney over other side of the Great Dividing Range. Well, you pass the Blue Mountains to get there.
It's quite a nice town, but the main attraction for us, was to visit the location of the Satellite Dish which beams images from outerspace.
In fact, it was a significant part of the communication back in 1969 during the Moon Landing.
There is also an Elvis Presley Festival which is held every year in early January.
It can get quite hot in Parkes in summer, and in winter, the nights can be very cold. |
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suzyq40 Wed Jan 31, 2007 02:56 UTC
How did i know the dish was going to be the Pic on the page??? |
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