Vera Deacon

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Vera Deacon

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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Deacon was born in the [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] suburb of [[Mayfield, New South Wales|Mayfield]] and raised on Dempsey and Mosquito Island (also known as Moscheto), on the [[Hunter River (New South Wales)|Hunter River]].{{Cite web|date=25 September 2019|title=Vera Deacon given City's highest honour|url=https://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/council/news/latest-news/vera-deacon-given-city%E2%80%99s-highest-honour|access-date=5 September 2020|website=City of Newcastle|archive-date=28 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528202652/https://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/Council/News/Latest-News/Vera-Deacon-given-City%E2%80%99s-highest-honour|url-status=dead}} She lived for many years in [[Stockton, New South Wales|Stockton]] and was actively involved in the study and promotion of the history of Stockton and the Hunter River Islands.{{Cite web |last=Bevan |first=Scott |date=2018-06-15 |title=Vera Deacon a child of the river, an icon of Newcastle |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5459686/vera-deacon-a-child-of-the-river-an-icon-of-newcastle/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Newcastle Herald |language=en-AU}}
Deacon was born in the [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] suburb of [[Mayfield, New South Wales|Mayfield]] and raised on Dempsey and Mosquito Island (also known as Moscheto), on the [[Hunter River (New South Wales)|Hunter River]].{{Cite web|date=25 September 2019|title=Vera Deacon given City's highest honour|url=https://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/council/news/latest-news/vera-deacon-given-city%E2%80%99s-highest-honour|access-date=5 September 2020|website=City of Newcastle|archive-date=28 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528202652/https://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/Council/News/Latest-News/Vera-Deacon-given-City%E2%80%99s-highest-honour|url-status=dead}} She lived for many years in [[Stockton, New South Wales|Stockton]] and was actively involved in the study and promotion of the history of Stockton and the Hunter River Islands.{{Cite web |last=Bevan |first=Scott |date=2018-06-15 |title=Vera Deacon a child of the river, an icon of Newcastle |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5459686/vera-deacon-a-child-of-the-river-an-icon-of-newcastle/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Newcastle Herald |language=en-AU}}

Deacon was interviewed in 1995 about communists and the left in arts and community oral history project. The recording can be found at the [[National Library of Australia]].Deacon, V.; Lowenstein, W. (interviewer) (1995). [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/721981 ''Vera Deacon interviewed by Wendy Lowenstein in the Communists and the Left in the arts and community oral history project [sound recording]''], National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2026.


In 2019, the book ''Singing Back The River'' was published, which includes her stories and recollections of life on the Hunter River.{{Cite book |last= |first= |title=Singing Back The River: A Miscellany of Selected Writings by and for Vera Deacon |publisher=Yarnspinners Press Collective |year=2019 |isbn=9780648134251 |editor-last=North |editor-first=Marilla |location=Leura, NSW}}
In 2019, the book ''Singing Back The River'' was published, which includes her stories and recollections of life on the Hunter River.{{Cite book |last= |first= |title=Singing Back The River: A Miscellany of Selected Writings by and for Vera Deacon |publisher=Yarnspinners Press Collective |year=2019 |isbn=9780648134251 |editor-last=North |editor-first=Marilla |location=Leura, NSW}}
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She first started donating to the [[University of Newcastle (Australia)|University of Newcastle]]’s archives in 2001 to support regional history through the acquisition, conservation and research of significant regional historical resources.{{Cite web|date=2008|title=Vera Deacon Regional History Fund|url=https://uoncc.wordpress.com/vera-deacon-fund/|access-date=5 September 2020|website=Cultural Collections, UON}}
She first started donating to the [[University of Newcastle (Australia)|University of Newcastle]]’s archives in 2001 to support regional history through the acquisition, conservation and research of significant regional historical resources.{{Cite web|date=2008|title=Vera Deacon Regional History Fund|url=https://uoncc.wordpress.com/vera-deacon-fund/|access-date=5 September 2020|website=Cultural Collections, UON}}


=== Recognition ===
== Recognition ==
The Vera Deacon Regional History Fund was established in her honour in 2008. She was named Freeman of the [[Newcastle, New South Wales|City of Newcastle]], [[New South Wales]], Australia in 2019.{{Cite news|last=Bevan|first=Scott|date=16 June 2018|title=Child of the river, icon of the city|work=Newcastle Herald|url=https://uoncc.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/2018-06-16-pp6-7-rs.jpg|access-date=5 September 2020}}
The Vera Deacon Regional History Fund was established in her honour in 2008. She was named Freeman of the [[Newcastle, New South Wales|City of Newcastle]], [[New South Wales]], Australia in 2019.{{Cite news|last=Bevan|first=Scott|date=16 June 2018|title=Child of the river, icon of the city|work=Newcastle Herald|url=https://uoncc.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/2018-06-16-pp6-7-rs.jpg|access-date=5 September 2020}}


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