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House parties, Intercollegiate Bathurst Vs Wagga 1954.jpg
House parties, Intercollegiate Bathurst Vs Wagga Wagga Teachers College 1954

Perkins, Joyce, Nolan, Milne, Young.jpg
Wagga Wagga Teachers' College students - Perkins, Joyce, Nolan, Milne, Young

T. Atkins, J. Hale, B. Hewitt, K. Chinook, C. Cofferky.jpg
Wagga Wagga Teachers' College students - T. Atkins, J. Hale, B. Hewitt, K. Chinook, C. Cofferky

College Activities - Life on campus 1962.jpg
Various activities at the Wagga Wagga Teachers' College

Riverina Royal Visit Souvenir Booklet (1-sm2).jpg
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…

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 - Fitzmaurice St [RW1574.488](1).jpg
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 Tour 1954 - Fitzmaurice St [RW1574.488](2).jpg
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…

Royal Tour 1954 - Fitzmaurice St [RW1574.488](3).jpg
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.

Royal Tour 1954 - Dais [RW1574.488].jpg
This grand structure was situated on the north side of the Wagga Council Chambers, fronting Baylis Street and the Victory Memorial Gardens.

Royal Tour 1954 - Baylis St [RW1574.488].jpg
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…

Royal Tour 1954 - Welcome Arch [RW1574.488].jpg
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…

Royal Tour 1954 - Band [RW1574.690].jpg
The Wagga City Band is posing for the photographer on the dais outside the Wagga Council Chambers before or after the Queen's visit to the Riverina.
The Band played from the dais the night before the Queen's arrival for the crowds who had come to…

Royal Tour 1954 - people [RW1574.253] (1).jpg
This keen family grabbed prime position to see the Queen - across the road from the dais outside the Wagga Council Chambers.
The Queen and Duke were due to arrive at the Council Chambers at 1.24pm; when the photographer took this shot, it's still…

Royal Tour 1954 - people [RW1574.253] (2).jpg
These keen families grabbed prime position to see the Queen - across the road from the dais outside the Wagga Council Chambers.
The Queen and Duke were due to arrive at the Council Chambers at 1.24pm; when the photographer took this shot, it's…

Royal Tour 1954 - crowds [RW1574.253] (1).jpg
Crowds lined the verandahs of Baylis and Fitzmaurice Streets, so as to gain a vantage point to see the Queen and Duke as they passed by.
And not to be outdone by those who managed to find a spot on the pub verandahs, some people climbed out of…

Royal Tour 1954 - crowds [RW1574.253] (2).jpg
These cheerful people are lined up somewhere in Wagga Wagga on the route of the Royal Progress.

Royal Tour 1954 - crowds [RW1574.253] (3).jpg
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…
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