by Billy Griffiths, original post here: https://downcitystreets.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/billy-griffiths_an-aboriginal-history-of-the-university-of-sydney.pdf

“They wanted Sydney people and international visitors to connect the university to British institutions like
Oxford or Cambridge. … But the University of Sydney was also built on the traditions and land of Australia’s first peoples. Aboriginal knowledge, resources and labour are embedded in the
foundations of Australia’s oldest university.”

Billy Griffiths
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