Crowds greet the Queen in 1954

By Robyne Ridge
Updated September 12 2022 - 1:31pm, first published February 6 2020 - 10:26am

Sixty-six years ago, in the summer of 1954, the nation was eager to greet its new, young Queen. On Friday February 12, at 3.40pm, having travelled from Bathurst and Lithgow, the Royal Party arrived at Katoomba railway station, freshly painted blue for the occasion.

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