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University Archives Then and Now – March 2026
Then Front Entrance to Women’s College (1984), [REF-00097631]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 02/03/2026, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/150796. Now Women’s College (26/11/2007), [REF-00092177]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 02/03/2026, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/145152. Explore the blog for other posts from the University of Sydney Archives and follow us on Instagram.
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University Archives Flashback Friday – February 2026
6 February Medicine III Students (No Date), [REF-00048619]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 06/02/2026, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/80277. 13 February Wedding Group (1968), [REF-00104441]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 13/02/2026, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/157676. 20 February Nimrod at the Seymour Centre (1995), [REF-00013288]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 20/02/2026, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33164. 27 February Student Screen Printing at the Art Workshop (Jan 1978), [REF-00103920]. University of Sydney…