Queen Elizabeth (R) speaks with grocery store keepers dressed in period costume during a visit to Sovereign Hill near Ballarat northwest of Melbourne March 24. Sovereign Hill is a recreated goldmining town where visitors can see life as it was over 150 years ago. The Queen continues her 16-day tour of Australia, her 13th, and comes in the wake of Australians voting to retain her as the country's head of state.

WB