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This page from the Riverina Royal Visit Souvenir Booklet breaks down the visit of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Wagga, almost to the minute. The intention had been for them to only be in Wagga for 123 minutes. However, "the best laid…

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Wagga was just a small portion of events that were organised for the crowds on 13 February 1954, as this page from the Riverina Royal Visit Souvenir Booklet demonstrates.
A carnival was held at…

This page from the Riverina Royal Visit Souvenir Booklet shows just a few of those people who were involved in making sure the 145 minutes that Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were in Wagga Wagga went smoothly.
Those on the Royal Visit…

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.

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. Trims, Cox Bros, the Rural Bank of NSW, and New Moon Motors, were on the route of the…

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. The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, between the Wagga Court House and the Post…

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…

This plaque, which was placed near the location of the dais in Baylis Street, can still be seen on the side of the Historic Council Chambers.
It says:
CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
NEAR THIS SPOT
HER MAJESTY,
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
AND
HIS ROYAL…