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1953-College Grounds2.jpg
WWTC provided itself with ovals and courts for a wide variety of sport.
The netball court, seen here, was situated behind the Auditorium. There is an oval on the other side of it and preparations appear to be in progress for another in the…

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"Student Life": Yearly and half-yearly exams were an unavoidable part of student life. Many of their exams were held in the Kyeamba Smith Hall at the Wagga Showground.

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"Student Life": Yearly and half-yearly exams were an unavoidable part of student life. Here, the students are being escorted to one of their exams in the Kyeamba Smith Hall at the Wagga Showground.

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"Student Life": Yearly and half-yearly exams were an unavoidable part of student life. Many of their exams were held in the Kyeamba Smith Hall at the Wagga Showground.

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"Student Life": Yearly and half-yearly exams were an unavoidable part of student life. Many of their exams were held in the Kyeamba Smith Hall at the Wagga Showground. Here there are a couple of students who have probably finished their exam early…

Riverina Royal Visit Souvenir Booklet (2-sm).jpg
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…

Riverina Royal Visit Souvenir Booklet (3-sm2).jpg
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…

Riverina Royal Visit Souvenir Booklet (4).jpg
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 - Woodchoppers [RW1574.253].jpg
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…

Students - Life on campus(5).jpg
The Wagga Wagga Teachers' College often used the facilities across the road at the Wagga Showgrounds during exam time. Here the students are walking either to or from their exam in the Kyeamba Smith Hall.
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