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.
Life Size Puppets for ‘Dona Rosita the Spinster’ by Federico Garcia Larca – University Drama Workshop (1977), [REF-00013284]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 07/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33159.
Presentation of the Lady Hailsham Ceremonial Staff to Sir Hermann Black (13/02/1982), [REF-00014551]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 07/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34505.
Preliminary Screening of Video on Peripheral Nerve Disease (1985), [REF-00012635]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 07/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31094.
Members of Staff Waving Paper Mortar Boards at the Royal Easter Show (1989), [REF-00014486]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 07/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34437.
Gordon Bradley Lowe on Horseback (Jul 1918), [REF-00003037]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 07/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/40593.
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