<p>It's all aboard the Elvis express, as thousands of Elvis fans and tribute artists make make their way to the annual festival centred on the King of rock'n'roll in Parkes, in Central New South Wales.The pilgrimage holds a seminal moment for Maria Phillips, now known as the Platinum Elvis. </p>

It's all aboard the Elvis express, as thousands of Elvis fans and tribute artists make make their way to the annual festival centred on the King of rock'n'roll in Parkes, in Central New South Wales.The pilgrimage holds a seminal moment for Maria Phillips, now known as the Platinum Elvis.

<p>It's all aboard the Elvis express, as thousands of Elvis fans and tribute artists make make their way to the annual festival centred on the King of rock'n'roll in Parkes, in Central New South Wales.The pilgrimage holds a seminal moment for Maria Phillips, now known as the Platinum Elvis.&nbsp;</p>

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