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Sydney University Evangelical Union was formed on 31st March 1930. An informal group, started by John Deane in 1919, was known as the Bible League and was formed in protest to the widening of the membership conditions of the Christian Union (now the Australian Student Christian Movement) to include 'seekers'. In 1929 Dr Howard Guinness visited Australia and spoke at the Katoomba Christian Convention where members of the Bible League encountered him and were inspired to reorganise. A committee was elected and the name changed to Evangelical Union. In 1935 members of the EU founded the Inter-School Christian Fellowship. The EU's parent body, the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (now the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students) was formed in 1936.
In 1955 a General Committee was formed, comprised of the executive, faculty leaders, specialist committee leaders and a mission team representative. In 1964 the General Committee was remade into a Governing Council made up of the executive and faculty representatives.
In 1998 the Australian Chinese Evangelical Students group was incorporated into the EU.
Sources: EU Committee Handbook; Lake, Meredith. "Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord : a history of the Sydney University Evangelical Union", Sydney: EU Graduates' Fund, 2005.

A.E. Talbot was Dean of Sydney from 1912 until his death.

F.G. Taplin married T.C. Hammond's daughter Doris on 9th October, 1954. Frederick George Taplin studied at Moore Theological College, Sydney and was ordained in 1945 by the Archbishop. He was the Curate In Charge of the Provincial District of Wilberforce 1945-48; Locum Tenens of Pitt Town, 1946; Rector of Carlingford 1948-49; Rector of Sutton Forest, 1949-50; Rector of Blacktown 1950-54;and Rector of Jamberoo 1954-60. He had a General Licence from 1960; was Curate of St. Philip's, Sydney in 1961 and Acting Rector there 1961-64. He became Rector of Holy Trinity, Wentworth Falls and Chaplain of Boddington Red Cross Hospital 1965-70. He died 14th November 1972.