The University of Sydney turned 175 on 1 October 2025! Join us until 19 November as we celebrate this significant anniversary by featuring five items from the University Archives, highlighting the history of the University, each (working) day.
Veterinary Science Graduation (1986), [REF-00013602]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 20/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33487.
Prince Philip Speaking at the Science Foundation for Physics Dinner in the Great Hall (1968), [REF-00054621]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 20/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/79115.
Pay Office Staff in the Main Administration Building (Circa 1969), [REF-00049817]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 20/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/80034.
Premier Neville Wran and Professor Harry Messel with Saudi Arabian Grant Cheque for Solar Energy Research (16/02/1978), [REF-00093873]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 20/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/146922.
Students at Exhibition of Needlework at Sydney Teachers College (STC) (Circa 1956), [REF-00047834]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 20/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/80418.
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