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University Archives Flashback Friday – May 2025
2 May Waterhouse Plant Breeding Station – Curlewis (? 1950s), [REF-00076761]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 02/05/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/126947. 9 May Faculty of Nursing (Mallett Street) Graduation Ceremony on Main Campus (No Date), [REF-00074148]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 09/05/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/123941. 16 May Fisher Library Reading Room (Now Maclaurin Hall) (1908), [REF-00053411]. University of Sydney Archives,…
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University Archives Then and Now – June 2025
Then Veterinary Science Horse Clinic with Round House (1920s), [REF-00012272]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 02/06/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/26788. Now Veterinary Science Round House (Circa 2015), [REF-00091762]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 02/06/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/144734. Explore the blog for other posts from the University of Sydney Archives and follow us on Instagram.