The University turned 175 on 1 October 2025! Thank you for joining us over the past few weeks as we celebrated this significant anniversary by featuring five items from the University Archives, highlighting the history of the University, each (working) day. We hope you’ve enjoyed it!.

The Strawberry Daiquiri – Theatre Workshop (No Date), [REF-00013294]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 19/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33170.
Proposal for Completion of Main Building Tower (No Date), [REF-00092337]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 19/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/145331.


Pamela Green of Rare Books with a Drawing Found in the Library (1982), [REF-00014121]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 19/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34060.
Students Relaxing in Quadrangle (No Date), [REF-00088417]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 19/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/141176.


Wesley College the Morning After a Fire (1974), [REF-00014217]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 19/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34159.
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