Associate Professor Bruce Pennay OAMA/Prof Bruce Pennay
Historian

INTERESTS

A/Prof Bruce Pennay’s interests focus on two broad topic areas: the cultural heritage NSW/ Victorian border region; and immigration history and heritage with particular regard to Bonegilla Reception and Training Centre in Albury. Bruce has completed regional histories and heritage studies for a number of local government areas and museum collection assessments for two. In 2009 the History Council of New South Wales awarded him the Annual History Citation ‘in recognition of his contribution as a historian and practising heritage consultant, in particular his service to heritage and community history in regional New South Wales and Victoria’.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney, 1958
Master of Arts, University of Sydney, 1968
Master of Arts (Honours), Macquarie University, 1974
Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, 1993

Strategic Research Areas

Campus Albury - Wodonga (Thurgoona) Email Dr B Pennay Home Page