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{{Short description|Agricultural school of the University of Western Sydney}}
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'''Hawkesbury Agricultural College''' was the first [[agricultural college]] of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Established by [[Sydney Smith (Australian politician)|Sydney Smith]] in [[Richmond, New South Wales]] in 1891, the college was incorporated into the [[University of Western Sydney]] in 1989.▼
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▲'''Hawkesbury Agricultural College''' was the first [[agricultural college]]
==History==
It was established on 10 March 1891, and formally opened by Minister for Mines and Agriculture [[Sydney Smith (Australian politician)|Sydney Smith]] on 16 March.<ref name="hacsar">{{cite web | url=https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/2940 | title=Hawkesbury Agricultural College | publisher=State Archives and Records | accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref>
The college initially operated out of two historic residences in Richmond, "[[Toxana]]" and "Andrew Towns House", with construction of the campus buildings beginning from 1895. Two central campus precincts, the Quadrangle (the initial teaching area) and Stable Square (the initial base for student practical work), both date from this initial 1890s phase of construction. Stable Square, now the main student recreation and support facility, was designed by [[Walter Liberty Vernon]]; it was completed in 1895, burned down in April 1896, and was then rebuilt.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/uws25/25_year_history/places/hawkesbury | title=25 Year History: Hawkesbury | publisher=Western Sydney University | accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="sgt">{{cite web | url=https://www.harvesttrailsandmarkets.com.au/imagesDB/member/UWS_Hawkesbury_Campus__TourV1(1).pdf | title=UWS Hawkesbury Self-Guided Tour | accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref>
The college was operated by the state Department of Agriculture. Initially offering a two-year full-time residential course in general agriculture, it expanded to three years in 1910, after which time the course became known as the Hawkesbury Diploma in Agriculture. A dairying diploma was also introduced in 1910.<ref name=hacsar />
[[Lorna Byrne (broadcaster)|Lorna Byrne]], who was one of the first two women to graduate in agricultural science from the [[University of Sydney]] in 1921, had part of her practical training here.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lorna Byrne (1897–1989) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/byrne-lorna-12277 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-12-05 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref> The first female students admitted to this college was in 1971 when the college began relaxing requirements that students reside on campus.<ref name=sgt /> It became a [[College of Advanced Education]] from 1 January 1972.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/2941 | title=Hawkesbury Agricultural College of Advanced Education | publisher=State Archives and Records | accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref> It continued to be operated by the Department of Agriculture until 1976, after which time it became autonomous with its own governing council.<ref name=hacsar /><ref name="hacaerda">{{cite web | url=https://researchdata.ands.org.au/hawkesbury-agricultural-college-advanced-education/166043 | title=Hawkesbury Agricultural College of Advanced Education | publisher=Research Data Australia | accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref>
It operated a separate residential campus at [[Scheyville, New South Wales|Scheyville]], using the former [[Officer Training Unit, Scheyville]] buildings, from 1977 to 1983. It was solely residential, with all teaching remaining at the Richmond campus, and the college opted to consolidate all operations there at the conclusion of its five-year lease.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/Conservation-management-plans/scheyville-national-park-conservation-management-plan-090232.pdf | title=Scheyville National Park Conservation Management Plan | publisher=NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service | access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref>
Notable faculty included [[George Lowe Sutton]] and [[E. A. Southee]] (principal 1921–1954), while notable students included the broadcaster Lorna Byrne and [[Walter Lawry Waterhouse]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sutton-george-lowe-8720 | title=Sutton, George Lowe (1872–1964) | publisher=National Centre for Biography | work=Australian Dictionary of Biography | access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/walter-lawry-waterhouse-1887-1969 | title=Walter Lawry Waterhouse 1887-1969 | publisher=Australian Academy of Science | access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref>
In 1985, Premier [[Neville Wran]] initiated a Higher Education Board inquiry into higher education in [[Western Sydney]], headed by Ron Parry. The report recommended the amalgamation of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College and the [[Nepean College of Advanced Education]] to form a new university. The state government gave effect to the report's recommendations in the ''University of Western Sydney Act 1988'', and the college formally amalgamated into the new [[Western Sydney University|University of Western Sydney]] from 1 January 1989. It thereafter became the university's Hawkesbury campus.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/rams/archives/uws_history | title=University History | publisher=Western Sydney University | accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=hacaerda /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/uws25/25_year_history/people/ronald_e._parry,_on_her_majestys_public_service | title=Ronald E. Parry, On Her Majesty's Public Service | publisher=Western Sydney University | access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref>
==Notable graduates==
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