Riverina Royal Visit Souvenir Booklet, 1954
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 Executive Committee included representatives from the Wagga Wagga City Council; the Southern Riverina County Council; the Police Department; the Railways Department; the Education Department; the Returned Soliders, Sailors and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia; the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women; the Wagga and District Chamber of Commerce; the Postmaster-General's Department, the Wagga and District Ambulance; the Decorations Sub-Committee; the Entertainment Sub-Committee; the Catering Sub-Committee; a women's representative and 6 ex-officio members.