Professor Bruce Pennay with two unknown women, standing in front of the one of RCAE's Albury-Wodonga campus buildings, known as 'Mudge' (618 Olive Street, Albury).
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…
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 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…
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…
Letter from Mary to her mother Mrs E Simmons of Narrandera Road, Wagga Wagga. The letter mostly relates news about Mary's baby, Edward Charles Frances.
There is also an invoice from David Copland and Co. to Mr WC Simmons regarding children's shoes.
In May and June 2018, "Captured: Portraits of Crime 1870-1930" was on exhibit at Charles Sturt University Regional Archives in Wagga Wagga. This exhibition from State Archives NSW explored the stories of men, women and children incarcerated in NSW…
Studio portrait of William Clarence Wiesner, 37th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force.
Clarence's family was from 'Meadow Vale', Uranquinty. He was killed in action on 3 May 1917 at Bullecourt, France. He has no headstone but his name is…
Photograph of a man called "Bill". Bill has inscribed the photograph with the following: "To Mr and Mrs JW Edney. With best wishes for a Happy Xmas and a Bright and Prosperous New Year. From Yours Truly. Bill. 17/12/07."