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Waiting for the Queen

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These cheerful people are lined up somewhere in Wagga Wagga on the route of the Royal Progress.

Tags: 1954, crowds, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga

These people are ready and waiting for Queen and Duke to pass by, somewhere along the route of the Royal Progress through Wagga Wagga.
The lady on the left has her hand on her camera bag, ready to pull it out quickly; the boy next to her is waiting…

Tags: 1954, crowds, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga, wheelchair

Waiting for the Queen

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Soldiers lined the route of the Royal Progress, along with the crowds. Sadly, they weren't allowed umbrellas to help keep the sun off in the unrelenting February heat!
This photograph was taken in Fitzmaurice Street near Fossey's; across the road…

Tags: 1954, army, crowds, Duke of Edinburgh, Fitzmaurice Street, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga

Waiting for the Queen

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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…

Tags: 1954, 2WG, army, Baylis Street, crowds, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga

Waiting for the Queen

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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…

Tags: 1954, Baylis Street, camera, crowds, Duke of Edinburgh, photographer, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga

Waiting for the Queen

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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.

Tags: 1954, Baylis Street, crowds, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga

Waiting for the Queen

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Those who had been chosen to be presented to Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were seated here on the northern side of the dais, facing Baylis Street. We can only guess at the identities of two of the people here - possibly a Catholic…

Tags: 1954, crowds, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga

Waiting for the Queen

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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…

Tags: 1954, Baylis Street, bunting, crowds, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, shops, Wagga Wagga

The Queen arrives in Wagga Wagga

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The Queen and Duke arrived at the Forest Hill airport a little after 1pm on a fairly hot day.in Wagga Wagga.

Tags: 1954, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga Airport

The Axemen at Wagga Showground

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These axemen (or woodchoppers) put on a display of their prowess with an axe for Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Wagga Showground.
The next day, the newspapers reported that a stray wood chip had come flying towards the Queen as she…

Tags: 1954, axemen, demonstrations, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga Showground

Eddie and the Queen

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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.

Tags: 1954, Baylis Street, decorations, Duke of Edinburgh, Eddie Graham, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga

School Children at Robertson Oval

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Thousands of school children gathered on Robertson Oval for the final appearance of the Queen and Duke.
The newspapers reported that of the 15,000 children gathered in the centre of the oval, 500 had fainted in the heat and had to be stretchered off…

Tags: 1954, Bolton Park, children, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Robertson Oval, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga

After the Royal Visit

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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…

Tags: 1954, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour, Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga City Council