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.

Conservatorium Students Performance of “Suor Angelica” (1990), [REF-00096849]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 30/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/150014.
Professor Bill Gibson with Ear Implant Device (1984), [REF-00012440]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 30/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/30892.


Vic Cherikoff with Bush Foods (1986), [REF-00012766]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 30/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31225.
Audience in the Quadrangle at the Inauguration of the Rebuilt Carillon (23/11/1977), [REF-00089453]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 30/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/142305.


Union Shutdown – Anti Voluntary Student Unionism Banner (1989), [REF-00013856]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 30/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33786.
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