History A-Z

The University of Sydney was incorporated by an Act of the Legislature of New South Wales, the Act of Incorporation, on 1 October 1850 and was the first university to be established in Australasia. The first meeting of Senate was held in 1851.

The following links are to histories on the Senate website.

A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, M, P, Q, R, S, V

A

• The Academic Board
• Acts:
  — Act of incorporation 1850
  — University and University Colleges Act 1900 / as at 1989
  — University of Sydney Act 1989 / current version

C

• Calendar archive
• Centenary celebrations 1950-1952
• Chairs, Academic Board from 1975
• Chairs, Professorial Board 1881-1975
• Chancellors from 1851
• Conferring ceremonies

D

• Depuy Chancellors from 1924

E

• Esquires Bedell

F

• Fellows of Senate by first year of service from 1851
• Fellows of Senate by name from 1851
• Fellows of Senate - the original 16

G

• Graduation speakers by name from 2006
• Graduation speakers by ceremony from 2006
• The Great Hall

H

• Honorary awards
• Honorary award recipients by name from 1952
• Honorary award recipients by date from 1952

J

• Jubilee celebrations 1902

M

• The Mace

P

• The Professorial Board

Q

• The Quadrangle from the 1850s

R

• Royal visitors

S

• Secretaries to Senate from 1851
• Senate's first meetings 1851
• Senate timeline from 1851
• Senate 1849-1852
• Senate from 1860
• Senate's composition from 1851
• The Senate Room
• Sesquicentenary celebrations 1999-2002

V

• Vice-Chancellors from 1851

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