1960–1970
Welcome to the sixth instalment of '11 Decades in 11 Weeks at UQ'. In this series, Contact heads to the archives to bring you the best images from the past 110 years. This week, we look back on 1960–1970.
Students studying in the Architecture Library, inside the Forgan Smith building, in 1960. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Students studying in the Architecture Library, inside the Forgan Smith building, in 1960. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
International House students in 1960. Image: University of Queensland Archives
International House students in 1960. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Bruce Barnett (right) on the athletics track in 1960. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Bruce Barnett (right) on the athletics track in 1960. Image: University of Queensland Archives
An exposed Great Court in 1960. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
An exposed Great Court in 1960. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
UQ library Staff outside the Forgan Smith building in 1960. Staff confirmed in the photo include Judy Doig, Betty McDougall, Olive Grant, Jan Oakely, Elizabeth Axon and Selwyn Rogers. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
UQ library Staff outside the Forgan Smith building in 1960. Staff confirmed in the photo include Judy Doig, Betty McDougall, Olive Grant, Jan Oakely, Elizabeth Axon and Selwyn Rogers. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Spencer Routh and Madeleine McPherson in the Main Library in 1960. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Spencer Routh and Madeleine McPherson in the Main Library in 1960. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
A researcher in the Electron Microscope Unit laboratory in 1961. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
A researcher in the Electron Microscope Unit laboratory in 1961. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Students cross through the Great Court on their way to classes in 1962. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Students cross through the Great Court on their way to classes in 1962. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Students looking over their notes in the cloisters of the Great Court in 1963. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Students looking over their notes in the cloisters of the Great Court in 1963. Image: University of Queensland Archives
UQ Librarian Derek Fielding in 1965. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
UQ Librarian Derek Fielding in 1965. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Parking the car outside the Forgan Smith building, ahead of a day at university in 1965. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Parking the car outside the Forgan Smith building, ahead of a day at university in 1965. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Sir Fred Schonell at the opening of the Goondiwindi Veterinary Pastoral Centre in 1965. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Sir Fred Schonell at the opening of the Goondiwindi Veterinary Pastoral Centre in 1965. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
A UQ rugby match in 1965. Image: University of Queensland Archives
A UQ rugby match in 1965. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Speech therapy students working with children in 1965. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Speech therapy students working with children in 1965. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Students outside the Union building in 1965. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Students outside the Union building in 1965. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Nancy Bonnin with Father Edward Leo Hayes in 1966. Fr Hayes was a Catholic priest based in Oakey, Queensland. He was also an inveterate and eclectic book collector. UQ acquired the remarkable Father Edward Leo Hayes Collection in 1967. The treasures that Fr Hayes collected have contributed to the reputation of the Fryer Library as a pre-eminent research collection. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Nancy Bonnin with Father Edward Leo Hayes in 1966. Fr Hayes was a Catholic priest based in Oakey, Queensland. He was also an inveterate and eclectic book collector. UQ acquired the remarkable Father Edward Leo Hayes Collection in 1967. The treasures that Fr Hayes collected have contributed to the reputation of the Fryer Library as a pre-eminent research collection. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
First-year students are welcomed to UQ in 1966. Image: University of Queensland Archives
First-year students are welcomed to UQ in 1966. Image: University of Queensland Archives
UQ graduate Lillian Wieckhorst, who would later become an Alumni Advisory Committee member, in 1966. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
UQ graduate Lillian Wieckhorst, who would later become an Alumni Advisory Committee member, in 1966. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
A group of children attend a symphony concert held at UQ in 1967. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
A group of children attend a symphony concert held at UQ in 1967. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Dr and Mrs WHR Nimmo, Dr Joan Allsop, and Lieutenant Colonel AS Gehrmann attend a morning tea in the UQ Senate Room on Open Day in 1967. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Dr and Mrs WHR Nimmo, Dr Joan Allsop, and Lieutenant Colonel AS Gehrmann attend a morning tea in the UQ Senate Room on Open Day in 1967. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Professor Dorothy Hill and Professor Laurence Teakle receiving a donation from a representative of Esso in 1968. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Professor Dorothy Hill and Professor Laurence Teakle receiving a donation from a representative of Esso in 1968. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Spencer Routh, Frank Thompson (Manager of UQ Press), Sue Pechey and Roger Joyce examine historical microfilm of Pugh's Almanac in the Main Library in 1968. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Spencer Routh, Frank Thompson (Manager of UQ Press), Sue Pechey and Roger Joyce examine historical microfilm of Pugh's Almanac in the Main Library in 1968. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Students in the Abel Smith lecture theatre in 1968. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Students in the Abel Smith lecture theatre in 1968. Image: University of Queensland Archives
Keep checking the Contact website next week to catch the next instalment of the '11 Decades in 11 Weeks at UQ' series, when we look back on 1970–1980.