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Greeting cards and commemorative pamphlet, 1964-1973

  • F1695
  • Item
  • 1964-1973.

Greeting cards, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1972-73, published by Broadwater Press, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
Each card contains a short essay by Eric Partridge.
That of 1972-73 is entitled: 'By the Brisbane River: The University of Queensland: 1914-1915, 1919-1921.'
Also a commemorative pamphlet issued for Partridge's 70th birthday.

Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

Footprint stencil used in prank by UQ students

  • F3327
  • Item
  • 1953

Original stencil of a footprint. The footprint was one of several used in a Commemoration Week prank in 1953. Commemoration Week was the week when degrees were presented to students and a week when students engaged in activities, including pranks.

According to the article in Semper Floreat from May 14, 1953, two students had the footprints stencilled off, climbed to the roof of the main tower of the Forgan Smith building on Tuesday 28th [of April] and on their descent attached the footprints (in an upward direction) with durex tape to the building (most of which were blown off the building due to windy weather). It was regarded as one of the cleverest Commempranks. The next night the mountaineers glued more footprints, this time going down the building.

Goadby, Geoff

Gwendolyn Edith Millicent Spurgin Album

  • F3718
  • Item
  • ca. 1927-ca. 1930

Six loose leaf double-sided pages of black and white photographs from an album once belonging to Gwendolyn Edith Millicent Risson (née Spurgin). The photographs include university excursions, possibly at Townsville, Palm Island and Tweed Heads, and at least one with Dorothy Hill. There are also some photographs of current events, including the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1927, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction.

Spurgin, Gwendolyn E. M.

Academic Dress and Certificate of Award

Material consist of the academic dress worn by Father Edward Leo Hayes when he received an honorary Master of Arts in 1967. also included is the certificate of award and a copy of speech given by the Vice-Chancellor during the award ceremony.

University of Queensland