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The plans for the Royal Progress were proudly published in the Souvenir Booklet of the Royal Visit to Wagga in 1954. Those unluckly enough not be able to find a place at one of the three main stops (City Council Chambers, the Wagga Showgrounds, and…

Royal Tour 1954 - Baylis St [RW1574.488].jpg
The shops and public buildings in Baylis and Fitzmaurice Streets were decked out with flags and bunting for the visit of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Here you can see the Wagga City Council with the dais set up on the footpath, Great…

Royal Tour 1954 - Welcome Arch [RW1574.488].jpg
Wagga had a number of these arches set up along the planned route of the Royal Progress. This particular one was in Baylis Street outside Great Southern Motors, just before the Morrow Street corner.
The fact that it was designed to be lit up at…

Royal Tour 1954 - Band [RW1574.690].jpg
The Wagga City Band is posing for the photographer on the dais outside the Wagga Council Chambers before or after the Queen's visit to the Riverina.
The Band played from the dais the night before the Queen's arrival for the crowds who had come to…

Royal Tour 1954 - people [RW1574.253] (1).jpg
This keen family grabbed prime position to see the Queen - across the road from the dais outside the Wagga Council Chambers.
The Queen and Duke were due to arrive at the Council Chambers at 1.24pm; when the photographer took this shot, it's still…

Royal Tour 1954 - people [RW1574.253] (2).jpg
These keen families grabbed prime position to see the Queen - across the road from the dais outside the Wagga Council Chambers.
The Queen and Duke were due to arrive at the Council Chambers at 1.24pm; when the photographer took this shot, it's…

Royal Tour 1954 - crowds [RW1574.253] (4).jpg
These people, waiting for the Queen and Duke to arrive, are on the corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga. The Lyric Music House cantilever verandah was even used as a balcony by a few people, hoping to gain a vantage point.

Royal Tour 1954 - crowds [RW1574.488] (2).jpg
Hundreds of people waited patiently outside the Council Chambers and along the route of the Royal Progress to catch that one memorable glimpse of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.
The photographer is facing north, towards the Wollundry…

Royal Tour 1954 - crowds [RW1574.488] (3).jpg
Those lucky enough to have grabbed a seat on this temporary stand in the Victory Memorial Gardens had a front seat to the action. The dais, where Queen Elizabeth received Wagga's dignitaries, was positioned directly across the road in front of the…

Royal Tour 1954 - crowds [RW1574.488] (4).jpg
This temporary seating was set up out the front of the Victory Memorial Gardens in Baylis Street. The dais, where Queen Elizabeth received Wagga's dignitaries, was positioned directly across the road in front of the Council Chambers.

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This view of Baylis Street gives a great impression of just how grand an occasion the visit was. The huge crowds, the opulent dais, the welcoming arch, the buildings strewn with coloured bunting, and even the street lined with uniformed men, all…

Royal Tour 1954 - Mr and Mrs Graham [RW43.39].jpg
The Hon. Eddie Graham, Member for Wagga Wagga and Minister of Agriculture, greets Queen Elizabeth as she alights from the open-top car in Baylis Street. Mrs Ivy Graham (we assume...) stands just a little behind him.

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The Wagga Wagga Teachers' College Open Day street parade, outside the Wagga Victory Memorial Gardens. The two students performing handstands are Peter Whitehall (left) and Tony Holliday (right).

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The shopfront of Bruce Wallace, wholesale fruiterer, in Baylis Street (near Huthwaites). Bruce Wallace appears to have set up in Wagga Wagga in 1917 and was in business for a number of decades, selling fruit and confectionery.

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A.E. and Munitions Workers Union members marching down Baylis Street, as part of the Eight Hour Procession. They are standing on the Wollundry Bridge with the Wagga Wagga City Council Chambers in the background.
Holding the banner, "United We…

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The Wagga Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade standing in front of the Wagga Wagga Municipal Council Chambers in Baylis Street. There are 13 men in uniform, with one man in the driver's seat of the pump cart and two men are holding up the hose trolley.
The…

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This photograph was taken in 1899 after one of the very rare snowfalls in Wagga Wagga. The photographer is standing on the Wollundry Lagoon Bridge, facing south down Baylis Street.

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A hand-coloured photographic postcard addressed to Nurse Melvin. The photograph shows Baylis Street around 1900. The photographer is facing south, standing at the corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets.

This postcard is part of a series by the Crown…
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