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.
Dr Michael Yerbury with Light Gun for Animal Identification (1984), [REF-00012499]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 29/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/30953.
Experimental Project Involving ‘Spatial Dynamics’ Students from Fine Arts and Architecture (1979), [REF-00013300]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 29/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33176.
Student Relaxing on the Quadrangle Lawn (Circa 1980s to 1990s), [REF-00091361]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 29/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/144349.
Anti-Conscription and Anti-War May Day Protest – Students Protesting the Vietnam War (01/05/1969), [REF-00093058]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 29/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/146071.
Cricket Match at Oval No 1 (Oct 2002), [REF-00094927]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 29/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/148071.
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