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Name	Barbara Penny
Alternative Names	Atkins Barbara
Born	Unknown
Died	30 June, 1982 Garran, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (not specified)
Education *	University of Melbourne (student, 1952-1961)
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1962-1982) Australian Capital Territory, Australia historian (general) (1962-1982) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Workplaces *	Australian National University (history) (academic, 1962)

* Dates are approximate

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