Eddie and the Queen
Royal Tour, 1954
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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Welcome Arch, Baylis Street
Royal Tour, 1954
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 night just demonstrates how enthusiastic the City was to have the Royal Visit - the Queen and Duke were never to see this arch at night!
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Baylis Street
Royal Tour, 1954
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 Southern Motors covered with bunting, and the Welcome Arch stretched across the street.
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Wagga Wagga Post Office, Fitzmaurice Street
Royal Tour, 1954
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 Wagga Wagga Post Office was on the route of the Royal Progress.
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Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Fitzmaurice Street
Royal Tour, 1954
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 Office, was on the route of the Royal Progress.
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Cox Bros, Fitzmaurice Street
Royal Tour, 1954
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 Royal Progress.
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