The Chancellor Sir William Montague Manning KCMG presented the Commemoration (graduation) address in the Great Hall in 1879, image from The Gazette, January 1952, University of Sydney Archives.

Deputy Chancellor the Hon Mr Justice David Mayer Selby, Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Bruce Williams, Jill Wran and Chancellor Sir Hermann Black after the graduation address by Ms Wran in 1980, photo G3_224_1951, University of Sydney Archives.

From left: Former Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Bruce Williams, the Federal Minister for Employment, Education and Training, the Hon Mr John Dawkins, and the Vice-Chancellor Professor John Ward. Mr Dawkins presented the occasional address at a graduation ceremony in June 1990, photo, 1990 Annual Report.

Mrs Gwen Hickling spoke at the graduation ceremony held in March 1990 at which the the first holders of the Diploma in Aboriginal Assistants Education, including Mrs Hickling, had graduated, photo, University of Sydney Archives.

The Hon Gordon Samuels AC QC – Chancellor of the University of NSW, former Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW and former Judge of the Court of Appeal – who received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at a ceremony held in 1994, gave the occasional address at the ceremony, photo G77_1_2436, University of Sydney Archives.

Guest speaker Adjunct Professor Libby Gleeson, 9.30am, 15 December 2006 (Faculty of Education and Social Work graduation ceremony), photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Guest speaker Professor Newell Johnson, 11.30am, 15 December 2006 (Faculty of Dentistry graduation ceremony), photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Guest speaker Ms Jane Woodruff, 2.00pm, 15 December 2006 (Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony), photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Guest speaker Professor Reuben Rose, 4.00pm, 15 December 2006 (Faculties of Veterinary Science and Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources graduation ceremony), photo, copyright Memento Photography.