Parkes, New South Wales
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Parkes, New South Wales is a regional town in central western New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural base and proximity to the famous Parkes Observatory radio telescope.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parkes | 16 |
| Parkes, New South Wales canonical | 11 |
| Parkes, New South Wales, Australia | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7368011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parkes, New South Wales Context triple: [Parkes region, hasAdministrativeCentre, Parkes, New South Wales]
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Hartley, New South Wales
Hartley, New South Wales is a small historic village in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its well-preserved 19th-century buildings and colonial heritage.
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Griffith, New South Wales
Griffith, New South Wales is a regional city in the Riverina region known for its agricultural production, particularly wine and citrus, and its culturally diverse community.
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Aberdeen, New South Wales
Aberdeen, New South Wales is a small rural town in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural and livestock industries.
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The Rock, New South Wales
The Rock, New South Wales is a small rural town in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia, known for the prominent granite outcrop nearby that shares its name.
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Hay, New South Wales
Hay, New South Wales is a rural town in the western Riverina region of Australia, known for its agricultural production and location on major transport routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parkes, New South Wales Target entity description: Parkes, New South Wales is a regional town in central western New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural base and proximity to the famous Parkes Observatory radio telescope.
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A.
Hartley, New South Wales
Hartley, New South Wales is a small historic village in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its well-preserved 19th-century buildings and colonial heritage.
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B.
Griffith, New South Wales
Griffith, New South Wales is a regional city in the Riverina region known for its agricultural production, particularly wine and citrus, and its culturally diverse community.
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C.
Aberdeen, New South Wales
Aberdeen, New South Wales is a small rural town in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural and livestock industries.
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D.
The Rock, New South Wales
The Rock, New South Wales is a small rural town in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia, known for the prominent granite outcrop nearby that shares its name.
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E.
Hay, New South Wales
Hay, New South Wales is a rural town in the western Riverina region of Australia, known for its agricultural production and location on major transport routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality in New South Wales
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town ⓘ |
| airport | Parkes Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| averageAnnualRainfall | about 585 mm ⓘ |
| averageMaximumTemperature | about 23 °C ⓘ |
| averageMinimumTemperature | about 9 °C ⓘ |
| climateClassification | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceToCanberra | about 365 km northwest ⓘ |
| distanceToDubbo | about 120 km south ⓘ |
| distanceToSydney | about 350 km west ⓘ |
| elevation | about 324 m ⓘ |
| federalElectorate | Riverina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Bushmans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
high school
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primary schools ⓘ |
| hasHealthFacilityType | hospital ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | railway heritage ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
freight and logistics hub
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grain production ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ |
| hasRailConnection | Sydney–Broken Hill railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostsEvent | Parkes Elvis Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | proximity to Parkes Observatory ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Parkes Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central western New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
AEDT
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AEST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Henry Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Parkes Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Condobolin, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
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Forbes, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Peak Hill, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ParkesElvisFestivalHeldInMonth | January ⓘ |
| population | about 11000 ⓘ |
| populationYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| postcode | 2870 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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mining ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| region | Central West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Condobolin Road
NERFINISHED
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Forbes Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Newell Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| stateElectorate | Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +10:00 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +11:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parkes, New South Wales Description of subject: Parkes, New South Wales is a regional town in central western New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural base and proximity to the famous Parkes Observatory radio telescope.
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