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.
Ashley Black and Bruce Meagher with World University Debating Championship Trophies (1985), [REF-00012546]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 14/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31001.
Fencer on the Front Lawn During Orientation Week (1970s), [REF-00014390]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 14/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34337.
Dr Geoff Harding, Assistant Professor Yin and Dr Brian Window from the School of Physics (1982), [REF-00013395]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 14/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33276.
Theatre of the Deaf Performing Sign of the Phantom at the Performance Space in Redfern (1995), [REF-00013214]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 14/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33089.
Main Building – Fisher Library (Now MacLaurin Hall) – Electric Light Fitting in Reading Room (02/03/1909), [REF-00085042]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 14/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/137237.
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