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1
Dec

News 2023

A Teaching College: Tutorials Wrap-Up for 2024!

Evenings at St Paul’s College can be busy and full of action! But if you look closely, after Formal Dinners, around Palladian...

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30
Nov

News 2023

The Annual Carol Service Popular

The College’s Annual Carol Service rounded out the ‘Chapel Year’. It was held after the Semester 2 Exams in the form of the Nine...

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28
Nov

News 2023

First University Blue awarded to a Female Pauline

Mia Baggett, Fresher 2023, is the first woman at Paul’s to be awarded a University of Sydney Blue for excellence in sport. Mia’s...

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17
Nov

News 2023

Students’ Club Takes Christmas Giving to a New Level

This year’s Students’ Club Committee decided to give added meaning to our final Formal Hall for the year which was a Christmas...

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14
Nov

News 2023

College Caterers Bring Home 2023 Catering Award

Trippas White Group (TWG) provide all catering and housekeeping services at St Paul’s College. They manage over 35 restaurants,...

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11
Nov

News 2023

Remembrance Day 2023

The foundation stone for the College’s Chapel was laid in 1959 and the building of this permanent new chapel was supported...

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2
Nov

News 2023

2023 Rawson Cup and Rosebowl Results

From Harry Croker, Dean of Undergraduates The Rawson Cup and Rosebowl competitions have finished for another year. All those who were...

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2
Nov

News 2023

New Student Leadership for 2024

The College community congratulates those elected to the Students Club Committee and the Middle Common Room Executive for 2024. The...

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31
Oct

News 2023

Careers in Government Panel: A rewarding career for talented & servant-hearted Paulines

by Katie Newcombe, Senior Tutor Our seminar series for students’ future and career planning continued at the end of Semester 2 with...

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29
Oct

News 2023

Graduate House Ball

To conclude the social calendar of Graduate House 120 members and friends converged on Pier One Darling Harbour for a glittering...

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27
Oct

News 2023

Valedictory Dinner

I count myself in nothing else so happy, as a soul remembering my good friends (Shakespeare, Richard III)  On 25 October the...

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21
Oct

News about old Paulines

First Female Pauline now Juris Doctor

Tiffany Kwong, in College 2018-21, was the first female student to be admitted to St Paul’s College and was the very first...

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21
Oct

News 2023

The Paul’s Formal – stand-out event

The Paul’s Formal took place on Friday 20 October under a star-filled sky in the College Quad. Everything was meticulously...

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20
Oct

News 2023

Opera House 50th and its links to St Paul’s        

As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973, the performing...

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18
Oct

News 2023

Graduate House Monday Seminar Series with Jake Davies

Unauthorised immigration arrival by boat was the topic of PhD student Jake Davies, in College 2022-22, on Monday 16 October. During...

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17
Oct

News about old Paulines

UN Appointment for Old Pauline

The College community is delighted to learn that Prof Ben Saul (in College 1995-97) has been appointed as a Special Rapporteur to the...

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12
Oct

News 2023

Victoriana! 59th Season Triumph

Over three nights of full houses in late September the College presented the 59th season of Victoriana! under the direction of Jack...

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10
Oct

News 2023

Boomalakka May News

Here is a pdf copy of the August Boomalakka which can be viewed on screen or downloaded to your computer and printed. Click...

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6
Oct

News 2023

Summer Soirée

Join us for an evening of drinks, dinner,dancing and fireworks to celebrate the endof the academic year & the start of...

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26
Sep

News 2023

As it stands St Paul’s is placed second in Rawson, and sixth in Rosebowl.

By Harry Croker, Dean of Undergraduates Football: The Rawson Football team continued their phenomenal winning record, taking out a...

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26
Sep

News 2023

What do exercise, kidney disease and cardiac arrest have in common?

Answer: they are each the subject matter of MD projects which were presented in a Monday Dinner Seminar on 18 September. Three 3rd...

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22
Sep

News 2023

Guidance for Academic Success

Tutorials in academic writing are just one part of the offerings of the St Paul’s College Tutorial program. In September as...

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21
Sep

News 2023

NSW Premier’s History Award 2023 winner – Alan Atkinson

The Australian History Prize for 2023 was won by Emeritus Professor Alan Atkinson (in College 1964-67, Fellow 2011-16, Senior Tutor...

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19
Sep

News about old Paulines

Brian Pockley – First Australian Officer KIA in WW1

11 September, 109 years ago: Having landed at New Britain, Pockley volunteered to join a small party entrusted with capturing an...

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15
Sep

News 2023

Mothers Gather for Annual Dinners with Sons and Daughters

With a 165 year old dining hall designed and built for a College of about 50, the popular Mothers’ Dinner was held over two nights...

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15
Sep

News 2023

A celebration of composer William Byrd

The English Renaissance composer William Byrd is considered amongst the greatest composers of the Renaissance and is regarded as...

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14
Sep

News 2023

John Kenny – International Rower

When Freshman John Kenny arrived in the UK on June 13 to join the crew at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club he wore his St Paul’s...

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13
Sep

News 2023

The 2023 Law Dinner – another thought-provoking guest of honour

The Law Dinner guest of honour was Professor Ben Saul (in College 1995-97) who is Challis Professor of International Law and was...

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12
Sep

News 2023

Croquet Revived with Links at Strathfield

An approach from the head coach of Strathfield Croquet Club, Ruth Bridger, led to a croquet reactivation of sorts. A small group of...

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12
Sep

News 2023

Honours Yarns – Where an Honours Year can take Paulines! 

From the Senior Tutor, Katie Newcombe On Thursday 7 September, around the cozy Senior Common Room fireplace, we were joined by two Old...

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11
Sep

News 2023

Graduate House Monday Dinner Seminar Series hits 60 with a dose of insulin

A fitting speaker for the 60th Monday Dinner Seminar held in Graduate House was Sydney-based Endocrinologist Professor Roger Chen....

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8
Sep

News about old Paulines

A 50th anniversary: Old Pauline visits China

The first Australian prime minister to have visited China was Old Pauline Gough Whitlam (in College 1935-42). Tony Wright has written...

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30
Aug

News 2023

Sydney Law School an international stand out

Vered Lalrinpuii who holds a LLM from the National Law University of New Delhi, discovered the Sydney University Law School to fulfil...

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29
Aug

News 2023

Intercol Touch Football Gala to raise funds for bush charity

St Paul’s will host a Touch Football Gala Tournament on the St Paul’s College Oval on Friday 15 September from 3 pm as a fund...

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29
Aug

News 2023

Debating win for Paul’s

The Intercol Debating fixture is part of the Palladian competition and over a two day tournament in August Paul’s was victorious....

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28
Aug

News 2023

Graduate House Monday Dinner Seminars

An interesting line-up of Semester 2 speakers at the Graduate House “Dinner Seminar” series has dug deep into considerations about...

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24
Aug

News 2023

Football or Soccer – the most popular ball game

On the heels of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Intercol Soccer was being held. Football fever had certainly settled at St Paul’s for...

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18
Aug

News 2023

An Academic College – Semester One “the proof of the pudding”

Our Freshers have their first semester of uni under their belts, our Seniors have made a great transition to their increasingly...

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17
Aug

News 2023

Summer Soiree

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5
Aug

News 2023

A perfect winter’s day for the Parents’ Lunch on the Lawn

To celebrate the students’ return to College for Semester 2, we invited all parents to attend a lunch in the Quad on Sunday 30 July....

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31
Jul

News 2023

Arnott Years Remembered

By the second half of the 20th Century, at the time of the College centenary, St Paul’s was a substantial and integral part of...

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17
Jul

News about old Paulines

Paulines of 1993 – 30 Years On

A rather exclusive group gathered in the JCR for a 30 year reunion dinner on Saturday 15 July. The Freshers of 1993 are actually a...

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17
Jul

News about old Paulines

Paulines of 1963 – 60 Years On

A group of Freshers of 1963 and a number of their spouses gathered on 15 July at Paul’s for their 60 year reunion. This was more...

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7
Jul

News 2023

Old Treasures

It is remarkable what old treasures there are out in the Pauline alumni community. We recently received a wonderful gift of...

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21
Jun

News 2023

Eisteddfod Win for Choir

On 20 June members of the St Paul’s Chapel Choir entered the Sydney Eisteddfod Vocal Ensemble and were awarded 1st Place! They now...

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6
Jun

News 2023

Boomalakka May News

Here is a pdf copy of the May Boomalakka which can be viewed on screen or downloaded to your computer and printed. Click...

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30
May

News 2023

From Delhi to College

Recent stories about two Graduate House members have highlighted the great work St Paul’s College, in partnership with the...

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29
May

News about old Paulines

Ben Saul elected to University Senate

Prof Ben Saul FASSA, in College 1995-97, is the current Challis Professor of International Law at the University of Sydney and an...

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26
May

News 2023

The 39 Steps: The Glorious Resurrection of the Impresario’s Players

a review by Lady Whistledown Directed by: Meheer Zaveri and Sanjay Yapabandara | Starring: Arnav Shetty, Kate Mountain, Campbell...

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26
May

News 2023

Rawson and Rosebowl End of Sem 1 Up-date

from the Dean of Undergraduates Harry Croker The Rawson Cup and Rosebowl tournaments have produced varying levels of success this...

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19
May

News 2023

Intercol Women Rugby Sevens

In another of our 2023 “firsts” St Paul’s has participated in Intercol Women’s Rugby Sevens. Coached by current Paulines Jack...

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18
May

News about old Paulines

NSW Gains Pauline as Legislative Council President

The Hon Ben Franklin MLC has been sworn in as the new President of the upper house in the NSW Parliament. Ben was at Paul’s 1990-96...

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16
May

News 2023

How we Celebrated the Coronation

Coronation night at the College was a festival of great music, great food, great wine and great company. A gathering of over 180...

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16
May

News 2023

Pauline Selected to Netball Australia National Pathway Squad

Mia Baggett, one of our 2023 Freshers, has been selected in the 19/U Netball Australia National Pathway Squad for 2023-24. Mia, from...

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11
May

News 2023

Pauline scholars celebrated at Academic Dinner

From Katie Newcombe, Senior Tutor Our annual undergraduate Academic Dinner for 2023 was once again a wonderful night full of...

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5
May

News 2023

Boomalakka April News

Here is a pdf copy of the May Boomalakka which can be viewed on screen or downloaded to your computer and printed. Click...

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4
May

News 2023

Palladian Dance is Serious Fun

Rehearsing in the Quad will be a thing of the past when the Waddy Performance Centre is complete! Always a tough competition, the...

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4
May

News 2023

Engineers Learning About Careers

The educational offerings at St Paul’s College are complementary to the University’s courses and teaching programs and include our...

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27
Apr

News 2023

Anzac Commemorations

280 current students attended the Sydney Dawn Service on Anzac Day. This was followed by the College Service of Remembrance at 10 am...

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26
Apr

News 2023

College Scarves – For Sale Limited Time

Supporter scarves for alumni, staff, and friends of our illustrious community that is St Paul’s College. $25 delivered to...

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16
Apr

News 2023

Faultless Performance – St Paul’s Choir in Canberra

Faultless performance by exciting young...

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13
Apr

News 2023

St Paul’s College Union AGM – Election of Committee

FOR THE INFORMATION OF MEMBERS OF THE UNION The St Paul’s College Union Incorporated is holding its 2023 AGM on Tuesday 18 April...

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5
Apr

News 2023

Holy Week and Easter at St Paul’s

Allegri’s “Miserere” – a special performance was included in the Tuesday Evensong during Holy Week. The College Chapel...

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4
Apr

News 2023

Boomalakka March News

Here is a pdf copy of the March Boomalakka which can be viewed on screen or downloaded to your computer and printed....

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4
Apr

News 2023

The latest Rawson/Rosebowl and Other Sports

By Harry Croker, Dean of Undergraduates Photo Credits: Jason Zhu He and his team The Rawson Cup and Rosebowl tournaments roll forward...

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1
Apr

News 2023

Surreal Sounds, a Roaring Success!

Intercol students’ events kicked-off with Surreal Sounds at Paul’s on 15 March. This annual ‘dance’ brought the 165 year old...

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31
Mar

News 2023

Palladian Solo Vocal & Solo Instrumental

“We are halfway through now. So far extraordinary” began the text message from the Palladian Solo Vocal where St Paul’s was...

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30
Mar

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Rawson and Rosebowl

From the Dean of Undergraduates, Harry Croker The 2023 Rawson Cup campaign is underway at 9 City Road. The College cricketers were...

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29
Mar

News 2023

Academic Life – a great end to 2022 and a fantastic start to 2023!

From the Senior Tutor, Katie Allen Last year’s academic results are in and our Paulines can be proud of their fantastic...

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28
Mar

News 2023

Graduate House – the best place for good medicine

From the Senior Tutor, Katie Allan The 2023 Academic Year began early for our newest medical students. Long before Welcome Week, our...

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26
Mar

News 2023

Election of Fellows to the College Council 2023

Congratulations to Rev’d Dr Max Wood and Rev’d James Collins OAM who have been declared by the Returning Officer as Clerical...

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25
Mar

News 2023

History-making game

St Paul’s College Rosebowl Netball Team made history on 13 March playing the College’s first women’s competition game. The final...

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21
Mar

News 2023

St Paul’s Students Club Committee 2023 Retreat

At the start of the year the Students Club Committee of 2023 headed down to spend a weekend at The Barn Scone.  “The Barn” Scone...

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20
Mar

News 2023

Intercol Rosebowl Netball – our first draw

There is great excitement as the first St Paul’s Netball team prepare for their first ever Sydney University Intercollegiate...

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9
Mar

News 2023

International Women’s Day at Paul’s – 8 March 2023

It is not surprising that the enthusiasm for celebrating gender equality and embracing diversity has been so strong at the College...

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8
Mar

News 2023

The Salisbury Refurbished

Over the summer break a big project for the College was a renovation of a tired old Sals. The need to bring the bar up to modern...

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15
Feb

News 2023

New Postgrads – become Paulines

In Welcome Week the newly arrived members of Graduate House sign the College Register and they officially become Paulines like their...

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13
Feb

News 2023

More photos from Freshers Welcome Day 1

2023 Freshers Signing the College Register The Warden’s remarks Welcome Service in the College...

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13
Feb

News 2023

Welcome to College – 2023 Freshers

On the first day of Welcome Week the College saw the arrival of 120 freshers including 60 women undergrads making...

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23
Aug

News Archive

Help Build the Waddy Performance Centre

St Paul’s seeks your generous support to make this important new facility a reality, thereby honouring one of our most distinguished...

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23
Aug

News Archive

Minister adds new portfolio

Old Pauline Ben Franklin, in College 1990-96, has been a member of the NSW Legislative Council since 2015. He has held a number of...

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23
Aug

News Archive

Request for medical placements

Graduate House now has 32 students studying medicine or allied health degrees at the University of Sydney. St Paul’s has become THE...

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23
Aug

News Archive

2022 Law Dinner

After the COVID hiatus the first ‘Faculty Dinner’ was for the students of Law. The tradition of the faculty dinners has been an...

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23
Aug

News Archive

Renewable energy for the College

Power for the Sydney University Campus is provided through the University’s contract supply arrangements and St Paul’s has chosen...

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23
Aug

News Archive

The Union Dinner

St Paul’s College Union was founded in 1892, on the joint initiative of resident members of the College and of former students. In...

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23
Aug

News Archive

Prof Frank Nicholas appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM):

Emeritus Professor Frank William Nicholas has been recognised in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours for significant service to...

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23
Aug

News Archive

John Anderson becomes a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC):

The Honourable John Duncan Anderson AO has been recognised in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours for eminent service to rural and...

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23
Aug

News Archive

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

College celebrated the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign with a Platinum Jubilee Evensong followed by a Platinum Jubilee Dinner on...

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23
Aug

News Archive

Two Paulines in the next Federal Parliament

It is exciting to report that the College community has a new MP in Dr Andrew Charlton who has won the seat of Parramatta for the...

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23
Jul

News Archive

Pauline leads Anzac tribute at Gallipoli

His Excellency the Australian Ambassador to Turkey, Mr Miles Armitage, gave the Anzac address on behalf of the Australian nation at...

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23
Jul

News Archive

Scholars awarded at Academic

PIC: PRIZE WINNERS MR ANGUS MALMO (FIRST ON LEFT) AND MR NICK TROTTER (THIRD ON RIGHT) WITH ACTING DEAN HARRY CROKER AND FOURTH YEAR...

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23
Jul

News Archive

Student-centred projects

Creative ideas pour out of universities every day, not the least of these come from students seeking to make a difference to society....

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23
Jul

News Archive

2010 Australian of the Year

This year College is presenting a regular Monday night After-Dinner Speaker Series. This kicked-off in Week 1 with old Pauline...

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22
Jul

News Archive

Inspiration from a benefactor

Several members of St Paul’s are the beneficiaries of scholarship support enabling them to live away from home and within the...

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21
Jul

News Archive

Tramping on new boards

Support for replacement of floor boards, table tops and chairs in the Dining Hall is greatly appreciated but the appeal continues. The...

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5
Jul

60 Year Reunion Lunch for Freshers of 1963 and Others | Saturday 15 July 2023

1963 Freshers are warmly invited to a 60 year Reunion Lunch at College on Saturday 15 July. To get to the ticket website CLICK on:...

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5
Jul

For Alumni

30 Year Reunion Dinner for Freshers of 1993 | Saturday 15 July 2023

1993 Freshers are warmly invited to a Reunion Dinner at College on the evening of Saturday 15 July. To get to the ticket website CLICK...

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4
Jul

For Alumni

Arnott Years Reunion Lunch | Sunday 16 July

We are warmly inviting Paulines, their spouses, widows and friends from the Arnott years back to College to reconnect at a reunion...

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22
Jun

For Alumni

Victoriana! Bookings Open for the 59th Season

After the roaring success of last year’s Victoriana!, the Warden, Fellows and Union of St Paul’s College are commanded by...

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21
Jun

For Alumni

Chamber Music Concert with Tarsus – 16 July

Tarsus | Spotlight Date | Sunday 16 July 5pm Location | St Paul’s College Graduate House Refectory Tickets...

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17
May

For Alumni

Rawson Rugby postponed by one week

Important message  from SUSF for Paulines planning to attend the Rugby Finals: Oval 2 is currently closed and unplayable and with...

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5
May

For Alumni

Mummers Presents a Martin McDonagh Classic Black Comedy

‘The Lieutenant of Bungendore’ is an adaptation of Martin McDonagh’s classic black comedy, ‘The Lieutenant of...

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26
Apr

For Alumni

Coronation Celebration – NOW SOLD OUT

Date | Saturday 6 May 5.30-11.00 pm | Chapel, Hall, Quad All welcome to St Paul’s College for a celebration of the Coronation of...

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26
Apr

For the community

The Impresario Players present ‘The 39 Steps’ – 19 & 20 May

What could possibly be better than a trip to the theatre? That’s right – the theatre taking a trip to you! If you’re after a...

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4
Apr

For Alumni

Tarsus Chamber Collective | Just Another Story

Tickets | free, register at events.humanitix.com/just-another-story Date | Sunday 2 April 3pm @ Graduate House Refectory The...

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4
Apr

For Alumni

St Paul’s Choir Concert – Friday 31 March

Le Labyrinthe Tickets | trybooking.com/CGDHL Date | Friday 31 March 7.30pm @ St Paul’s College Chapel Venture into the labyrinth...

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23
Aug

For the community

Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

Book now, limited seats. St Paul’s College presents Henry Purcell’s masterpiece Dido and Aeneas, a tale of destiny, love and...

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23
Aug

For the community

Victoriana! 2022 tickets on sale

“Victoriana!” is Australia’s longest running theatrical production and one of its most enduring and endearing. Run under the...

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23
Aug

Music

Choir sings at St Luke’s Mosman

You are warmly invited to a Service of Choral Evensong sung by the St Paul’s College Choir at St Luke’s Anglican Church, 4 Heydon...

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23
Aug

Music

The Four Seasons, recomposed

St Paul’s College, Ensemble Apex and international-renowned soloist Brendan Joyce present Max Richter’s modern taken on...

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23
Aug

Music

Music to your ears

People who rely on their performing arts talent to pay the bills in the have suffered throughout the pandemic and St Paul’s...

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23
Aug

For Alumni

2008 Reunion sets the scene for 2022 – dairies please!

A small band of recent alumni gathered in the Salisbury for a reunion in February, which was perfect timing just as the COVID...

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23
Aug

Music

A Night at the Opera

Romance, drama, death and comedy. Join our cast of characters in a night of opera presented by the second year students of the Sydney...

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23
Aug

For Alumni

Mummers presents “Wine Talks”

St Pauls’ College Mummer presents Wine Talks, farce written by Thomas Burrow and Timothy Richmond. Love to see you all there,...

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25
Jul

Music

Concert: Rave in the Nave

This is an hour long concert that combines new electronic dance music written by the ‘Salisbury Institute’ with live vocals...

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