Honorary awards

Sir Josiah Stamp

The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon Sir Josiah Stamp by the Chancellor Mr Justice Halse Rogers at the ceremony held in the Great Hall on 2 February 1938 in the presence of a distinguished gathering which included Ladie Gowrie and Lady Huntingfield.

Sir Joseph was an economist, a Director of the Bank of England and Chairman of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, and was visiting Sydney for the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Foundation of Australia.

After the ceremony, he took cinematograph pictures in the Quadrangle of his colleagues.