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Sonnet about Pinchgut Island by Henry Parkes, published 1842

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Henry Parkes
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[Bib ID: 2303484]
(from 'Stolen moments: a short series of poems' by Henry Parkes, Sydney, James Tegg 1842, p127)

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Parkes, Henry

National Library of Australia

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.

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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.

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Rocky island in Sydney Harbour, colloquially known as Pinchgut, on which a Martello tower fort was built in the 1840s and 50s.