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.
Alexander Mackie at His Desk at Sydney Teachers College (STC) (1923), [REF-00009669]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 17/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/79913.
Installation of Prime 300 Computer in School of Civil Engineering (1975), [REF-00048708]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 17/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/80261.
Opening of Language Laboratory by Hon E Wetherell, Dr H Wyndham, Director General Education (Circa 1962), [REF-00049201]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 17/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/80159.
Ivan S Turner, Sydney Teachers College Principal (No Date), [REF-00080621]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 17/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/131128.
Desks in the Fisher Library, MacLaurin Hall (No Date), [REF-00070254]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 17/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/119114.
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