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The Figure-Head of the Vernon 1868

The Figure-Head of the Vernon 1868

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State Library of New South Wales

(Sydney Punch, 18 January 1868, p 55)

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Parkes, Henry

Arriving in Sydney 1839, friendless and with a young family, Parkes went into business, but also began a political career that lasted over 40 years. He influenced nearly every aspect of colonial government, taking a particular interest in education, and was the driving force for Australian Federation, though he did not live to see it.

Cockatoo Island

Cockatoo Island has changed dramatically from the uninhabited rocky island it was when Europeans arrived. Reshaped, levelled, cleared and used for a range of social and industrial purposes, the island is now a historic landmark, administered by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, and open to the public.

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Vernon nautical training ship

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The first nautical training school, on a ship moored in Sydney Harbour, which aimed to rehabilitate and train juvenile offenders.

Parkes, Henry

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The preeminent politician of nineteenth-century Sydney, who was a minister, premier and one of the architects of Australian federation.

Sydney Punch

Periodical with various publishers from mid 1860s to the 1870s.

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