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All aboard the 'Elvis Express' bound for the annual Parkes Festival

Published 9 January 2025, 8:54 am
Hundreds of hound dogs boarded a train in Sydney this morning, donning their best blue suede shoes for a week of nostalgia at the heartbreak hotel in central New South Wales. The annual Parkes Elvis Festival brings rhinestones, tribute acts, and a whole lot of business to a regional town where the King's spirit lives on.
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