Even staunch republicans couldn't help but be swept up with adoration for the monarch whenever she visited our shores.
Her appearance in 1954 marked the first-ever visit from a sovereign, and Aussies turned out in droves to witness the Queen and Prince Philip's arrival in Sydney Harbour, where she began a grueling 58-day, 57-town tour, from Cairns to Hobart to Broken Hill.
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