Sesquicentenary 1999-2002

Photo gallery: Sesquicentenary Senate Dinner, 3 February 2001

The University of Sydney Sesquicentenary celebrations commenced in 1999 and commemorated various important phases in the foundation of the University. These included: the speech made in Parliament on 6 September 1849 by William Charles Wentworth advocating a university for Sydney; the passage through the NSW legislature of the Act of Incorporation on 1 October 1850; the first Senate meeting on 3 February 1851; and the arrival of the first students and the presentation of the first lectures in October 1852 and the inauguration of the University on 11 October 1852.

As part of the University of Sydney's Sesquicentenary celebrations, a formal dinner was held on 3 February 2001 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of Senate on 3 February 1851.

Photographs are courtesy of the University's Development Office.

• Above: All guests.

• Above: Drinks and canapes in the Quadrangle.

• Above: The formal dinner in the Great Hall.

• Above: Welcome by Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Gavin Brown.

• Above: Welcome by Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Gavin Brown.

• Above: Guest Speaker, The Hon Murray Gleeson AC, Chief Justice of Australia.

• Above: Listening to the Guest Speaker, from left to right: Mrs Margaret Whitlam, Mrs Georgina Sanroque, the Hon Gough Whitlam (Fellow of Senate 1981-1983 and 1986-1989) and the Hon Bill Wentworth.

• Above: Vote of Thanks by Chancellor, Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE.

• Above: Fellows of Senate on 3 February 2001 - Front row from left to right: Daphne Kok, Dr Ken Macnab, Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer, Suzanne Jamieson and Dr Robin Fitzsimons; Second row from left to right: Valerie Pratt, Deputy Chancellor Renata Kaldor and Jenny Beatson; Back row from left to right: Andrew Charlton, Dr Gavan Butler, David Hoare, Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown, the Hon John Hatzistergos, Kevin Greene, Professor Steven Leeder, Professor Lawrence Cram and John McCarthy.

• Above: Front from left to right: Jan O'Reilly (Fellow 1991-1995) and Betty Johnson (Fellow 1984-1991); back from left to right: Jacquie Stratford (Fellow 1995-1997) and Jenny Beatson (Fellow 1997-2001).

• Above: The Hon Bill Wentworth, descendant of William Charles Wentworth, with Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer.

• Above: Lady Black, widow of Sir Hermann Black (Fellow 1949-1990 and Chancellor 1970 - 1990), and Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer.

• Above: Professor Stephen Leeder (Fellow 1995-2002) and Ms Kathy Esson.

• Above: John McCarthy (Fellow 1995-) and Deputy Chancellor Renata Kaldor (Fellow 1989-2003 and Deputy Chancellor 2000 - 2003).

• Above: The Hon John Hatzistergos (Fellow 1999-2003), John McCarthy and Kevin Greene (Fellow 1999-2003).

• Above: Mrs Marita Ball and Professor Sam Ball (Fellow 1988-1991).

• Above: Andrew Charlton (Fellow 1999-2001), John McCarthy and Dr Gavan Butler (Fellow 1997-2003).

• Above: Professor Stuart Rees (Fellow 1993-1997) and Marette Corby (Fellow 1995-1996).

• Above: Dr Amy McGrath (Fellow 1987-1989) and the Hon Frank McGrath.

• Above: Dr John G Watson (Fellow 1949-1955) and Dr John Glastonbury (Fellow 1988-1993 and 1994-1995).