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 General Store, Vacy | |
  Vacy | |
| Coordinates | 32°31′53″S 151°34′8″E / 32.53139°S 151.56889°E / -32.53139; 151.56889 |
| Population | 547 (2011) |
| Established | c. 1828 |
| Postcode(s) | 2421 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Dungog Shire |
| Region | Hunter |
| County | Durham |
| Parish | Gresford |
| State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter |
| Federal division(s) | Paterson |
Vacy is a rural locality of the Dungog Shire Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Situated between Gresford and Paterson, the village of Vacy was founded in the 1820s as a private town by John Cory, the owner of a large land grant. Vacy began to prosper in the 1850s and was a busy town by the 1870s. It remained a private town until it was sold in 1927 by the Cory family. The village is located at the junction of the Paterson and Allyn rivers. At the 2011 census, Vacy had a population of 547.
Vacy includes a public school, general store, oval, school of arts hall, the Farmers Hotel, a motel, "Eaglereach" resort, a hairdressing salon, post office, cafe, and a church.
The well known people who have called Vacy home are Edward Corey who was the first European settler.
Vacy is now the home of working farmers running beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, poultry and horses. Other residents include hobby farmers, as well as those on small rural acreages, retirees and working families.
Image gallery
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Farmers Hotel, Vacy
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Paterson River at Vacy, joined by the Allyn River (top right)
References
- ^ "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Dungog Shire Council". New South Wales Department of Local Government. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Vacy (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Vacy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract: Vacy". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- "Upper Hunter". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- "Vacy". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- "Vacy". Australian Explorer. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
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