Photographic postcard of a child, posed on a table with toy blocks, inscribed, "To Percy and May and Little Alice, Wishing you A Merry Xmas From all at "Pretty Valley. Xmas 1914."
An inscription added at a later date says, "Boy is Rob Condon, The…
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…
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…
Studio portrait of (presumably) Charles P Chiniquy (1809-1899). On the reverse side of the photograph is written "Chinaquay".
Charles Chiniquy was a Canadian Catholic priest who later became a Presbysterian pastor. He visited Sydney in 1878.