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.

Education Home Economics Class Students Preparing Food in the Kitchen (1990s), [REF-00096846]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 04/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/150011.
Veterinary Science Students – Equine Surgical Practice at the Rear of the Old Veterinary Surgery (1960s), [REF-00012268]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 04/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/26784.


Visiting Architecture Students (1984), [REF-00012482]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 27/10/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/30936.
Geology and School of Mines Building and Old Engineering Building, Science Road (Circa 1900), [REF-00052422]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 04/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/79583.


Students in Milk Crate Tunnel at Orientation Week 1992 (1992), [REF-00014458]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 04/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/34406.
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