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.
Political Economy Protest – Occupation of Merewether Building (Jul 1983), [REF-00090421]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 23/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/143358.
Nicholson Museum Interior (? 1900), [REF-00022119]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 23/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/68022.
Rugby Game (No Date), [REF-00088618]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 23/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/141383.
Procession for Chemistry Building Foundation Ceremony (18/10/1956), [REF-00086629]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 23/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/139272view/79941.
Phlebotomy Practice Arms at Concord Clinical School (30/07/2015), [REF-00094936]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 23/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/148080.
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