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.
Children and Adults Wearing Headphones at Open Day 1973 (1973), [REF-00014384]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 21/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34331.
Vice-Chancellor Gavin Brown with Deputy Chancellor Renata Kaldor (19/10/2002 to 20/10/2002), [REF-00094926]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 21/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/148070.
The Renaissance Players (1981), [REF-00013308]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 21/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33185.
Ray Sheridan with Shark Calling Artefacts from Papua New Guinea (1986), [REF-00012677]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 21/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31136.
Women’s Studies Conference Group (1985), [REF-00012601]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 21/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31059.
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