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.

Students in Kayaks on Front Lawn at Orientation Week 1992 (1992), [REF-00011048]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 10/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34407.
Students in Indonesian and Malaysian Studies (1971), [REF-00013209]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 10/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33084.


Sculpture Studio of Art Workshop (1985), [REF-00012645]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 10/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31104.
Staff in the Immunology Laboratory, Blackburn Building Extension (1971), [REF-00014595]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 10/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34549.


Tree Planting Marks Visit by Archaeologist Professor Vassos Karageorghis (1993), [REF-00011257]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 10/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33252.
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