The University of New England holds its graduation ceremonies in very beautiful surroundings - not in some great hall, but in the open air in the grounds of the old homestead at the centre of the campus. Called Booloominbah, or Bool for short, this stately home was built on the proceeds of wool at the end of the 19th century. It now houses administration among stained glass windows, oak staircases, and other fittings.
The ceremony itself takes place on the sloping lawns behind the house which provide a natural tiered amphitheatre and the academics and speakers in the official party are housed on a dais specially erected for the ceremony each year. They in turn are perched atop a steep hill which falls behind them towards Armidale. The photos shown the platform and the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor in their robes and were taken at one of the four ceremonies conducted over the last two weeks.
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