Photo gallery: University of Sydney students, then

The following are a selection of photos of University of Sydney students, then.

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• Above: University of Sydney students in 1857 (photo, courtesy University of Sydney Archives).
  The University began its teaching in 1852 with 38 students and three academic staff using a building in College Street formerly occupied by the Sydney College.

• Above: Photo by Professor John Smith, courtesy University Archives, of University of Sydney students in the Quadrangle's north vestibule door in 1859, standing near the entrance to Professor Woolley's residence.

• Above: Close up of previous photo by Professor John Smith, University Archives, of University of Sydney students in the Quadrangle's north vestibule door in 1859, standing near the entrance to Professor Woolley's residence.

• Above: Then Vice-Chancellor the Rev Canon Robert Allwood (centre front) with Professors and third year students, 1881 (photo, courtesy University Archives. View enlargement.

• Above: Medical and Chemistry Students 1882 (photo courtesy University Archives). View enlargement.

• Above: Dagmar Berne and 2nd year Medicine students in 1886 (photo, courtesy University Archives).
  Australia’s first female medical student, Dagmar Berne was admitted to the University of Sydney in 1885. However, hostility towards her caused her to complete her degree in Edinburgh, returning to set up practice in Sydney’s Macquarie Street in 1895. Information from the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame.

• Above: Students put on the play "Agamemnon" in 1886 (photo, courtesy University Archives).

• Above: Women students at tea in 1892 (photo, courtesy University Archives).
  The first women students were admitted to the University of Sydney in 1882. Information from "Australia's First", Vol 1, by C Turney, U Bygott and P Chippendale.

• Above: A chemistry class in 1896 (photo, courtesy University Archives). View enlargement

• Above: Students on a geology excursion to Narrabeen in the 1900s (photo, courtesy University Archives).

• Above: A fictitious garden party at the University illustrating a satirical contribution to Hermes in 1905 (Volume 11, Number 4. New Issue. Sydney, August 16, 1905).
  Hermes, the literary magazine of the University of Sydney, was first published in 1886. It publishes critical articles, prose, poetry and graphic art by both well-known and unknown authors and artists (photo, courtesy Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney Library).

• Above: Medicine graduating class 1911, photo, courtesy University Archives. View enlargement

• Above: Medical Prosectors 1919 (photo, courtesy University Archives). View enlargement.
  Medical Prosectors, originally 4th or 5th year medical students, were appointed to provide high quality specimens for the Museum of Human and Morbid Anatomy (now the J.T. Wilson Museum of Anatomy, located in in room W401 in the Anderson Stuart Building) and to act as Demonstrators. Information from the website for the history of The J.T. Wilson Museum of Anatomy.

• Above: The fourteenth Annual Dinner of PNR School of Engineering, 5 August 1921 (photo, courtesy University Archives). View enlargement.

• Above: Commemoration Day celebrations by Medical Students in 1921 (photo, courtesy University Archives).
  From 1913 onwards, Commemoration Day processions through the city terminating at the University of Sydney marked the beginning of a day of singing, dancing, entertainment and sporting activities. Interrupted by World War I, Commemoration Day was taken up with renewed enthusiasm in the 1920s. Information from "Australia's First", Vol 1, by C Turney, U Bygott and P Chippendale.

• Above: The Women’s Hockey A Team, 1925, published in Hermes Volume 32, Number 3. Michaelmas 1926 photo, courtesy Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney Library).

• Above: The Women’s Netball Team, 1925, published in Hermes Volume 32, Number 3. Michaelmas 1926 photo, courtesy Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney Library).

• Above: Anatomy students, photo by Harold Cazneaux, 1927, University Archives.

• Above: Engineering students, photo by Harold Cazneaux, 1927, University Archives.

• Above: Examinations in the Great Hall, photo by Harold Cazneaux, 1927, University Archives.

• Above: Trial of Professor Wallace, Court of Injustice, held on Commemoration Day, published in Blackacre Journal of the Sydney University Law Society, Volume 4, Number 1, June 1928 (photo, courtesy Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney Library). View enlargement.

• Above: Bachelor of Science graduates in 1931 (photo, courtesy University Archives). View enlargement

• Above: Students in the original Fisher Library, now MacLaurin Hall, Quadrangle, before the Library moved to its current location in 1963 (photo, courtesy Library website). View enlargement.

• Above: Student protest on the Front Lawn in 1969 (photo, courtesy University Archives).

• Above: Student demonstration in 1976 (photo, courtesy University Archives).

• Above: Students in the new Fisher Library in 1985 using the then card catalogue (photo, courtesy Library website).