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C1853
Inauguration of the University of Sydney.
Early image of the Great Hall at Sydney Grammar School which was the original building originally that housed Sydney University. Sydney Grammar School subsequently acquired the land and building in College Street which had been temporarily occupied by the newly … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Inauguration of the University of Sydney.
Date:
C1853
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
240mm
x 150mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1853
Description:
Early image of the Great Hall at Sydney Grammar School which was the original building originally that housed Sydney University. Sydney Grammar School subsequently acquired the land and building in College Street which had been temporarily occupied by the newly founded University of Sydney in 1852.
‘The opening of the University in the capital of New South Wales is an event greatly significant of the progress of the social and intellectual growth of the colony. Accordingly, the ceremony, which took place on the 11th October last, in the great Hall, College-buildings, Hyde Park, was attended by a very numerous audience.…’
From the original edition of the Illustrated London News.
References:
De Vries, L. History as Hot News: World of the Early Victorians Through the Eyes of the “Illustrated London News”.. London 1996 :.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 8438724
State Library Victoria: RARELTEF 052 IL696I
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74Vv5Oy4wEgl
