Jubilee celebrations 1902
Undergraduates' garden party, 2 October 1902
At 3 p.m. on 2 October 1902, the guests invited by the undergraduates to their garden party began to assemble in the quadrangle, and before long the tennis courts presented an animated and pleasant scene.
Soon a brisk wind drove up a host of black, threatening clouds, which threatened the frail beauty of bright voile and muslin. Then sudden spears of rain shot down upon the lawns, and the guests hastily took refuge in marquees and vestibules, and the Great Hall.
However, there was only a slight shower, and the pleasure of the afternoon was not marred.
The State Governor, Lady and Miss Rawson, attended by Captain Clark, A.D.C., arrived at about 4 pm, and were welcomed by the executive of the Undergraduates' Association.
The band of the R.A.A. played a well-chosen selection of popular music during the afternoon.
Information
Details come from:
- Record of the Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Sydney: September 30th, 1902
- Senate minutes 1898-1904, University of Sydney Archives
- The Report of the Senate of the University for the year ended 31st December 1902, pages 363-4, 1903 Calendar
- The Advertiser, 30 September 1902 and 1, 2, 3 and 6 October 1902 (Historic Australian Newspapers)
- The Argus, 25 September 1902 and 1, 3, 4 and 6 October 1902 (Historic Australilan Newspapers)