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Archivists in Action – June 2025
The University Archives house an extensive audiovisual collection, including cassette tapes, audio and film reels, and vinyl records. Due to the obsolescence of playback equipment, many of these items have been inaccessible to staff and researchers. Here, audiovisual items are being packed into boxes to be sent offsite for digitisation. Once they have been digitised,…
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University Archives Favourite Four – June 2025
This month’s theme is: Tennis. Sydney Teachers College (STC) Tennis Team (Circa 1913), [REF-00049085]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 16/06/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/80182. Quadrangle Area from North Showing Tennis Match and Spectators (Circa 1912), [REF-00053219]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 16/06/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/79430. Tennis (No Date), [REF-00088775]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 16/06/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/141540. Wesley College Tennis Team,…