Vanay (Dalganally)

Vanay is listed as an item of local significance in the Hawkesbury Local Environmental Plan 2012.

Reference: Friday 24 September 1954, p 12.

KURRAJONG PROPERTY ‘VANAY’ FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION At the Royal Exchange, Bridge Street, Sydney WEDNESDAY, 13th OCTOBER, at 11.00 A.M. SITUATION: Fronting the Comleroy Road about 4 miles from Kurrajong. Excellent bitumen road right to property. 11 miles from Richmond. Telephone connected and 1 1/2 miles from school. AREA: 175 acres Freehold. COUNTRY: About 100 acres fully Improved, undulating. Balance light to heavily timbered WATER: Two creeks running through property, 2 dams. BUILDINGS: Good brick homestead with tiled roof, consisting of 6 main rooms, kitchen, laundry, bathroom, etc. Verandahs practically all round. Rainwater tanks with a capacity of about 12,000 gallons. Hot water service. New septic sewerage system; automatic electric pressure system. Electric stove, and copper. Dairy with concrete floor and modern bails. New garage with concrete floor and implement shed combined, 20 x 40 feet. FENCING: Subdivided into 11 paddocks. ‘Vanay’ is situated very handy to Sydney, and is probably one of the best properties of its size in the Kurrajong district. 20% of total rebate will be allowed Licensed Agents introducing buyer, prior to sale FURTHER PARTICULARS OR INSPECTIONS FROM SELLING AGENTS: GOLDSBROUGH, MORT & COMPANY LIMITED, SYDNEY (BU5401) J. D. BENNETT, KURRAJONG (Phone 228)

Reference: 12 January, 2000, p 14, 15.

Built of brick in the Federation style in 1913 by Frank (Francis) McMahon and originally known as ‘Dalganally’, became a guesthouse in the 1920s.

Reference: Saturday 5 October 1946, p 25.

DALGANALLY Guest Farm for a good holiday Homely gd. table rid. driving per shooting swim dancing avail. Bus passes door to river cheap excursion rates Tele Kurra 28 F McMahon.