Vacy is a

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in the

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and Paterson, it includes the village of Vacy, which 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

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rivers. At the , Vacy had a population of 547. Paterson & Allyn Rivers

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. Gilbert Cory, the son of John Cory developed the Vacy estate after his first marriage to Jeanette Rens. He lived there for the remainder of his life. The rural nature of Vacy is demonstrated in the work of farmers managing beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, poultry and equine establishments, as well as other residents, retirees and working families with

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s and small acreages.

Heritage listings

Vacy has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 128 Main Road: Vacy Bridge over Paterson River

References

{{Authority control Suburbs of Dungog Shire Towns in the Hunter Region Hunter River (New South Wales)