This weatherboard and galvanised iron cottage was constructed between 1914-1917. The ‘Wallarah Coal-mining Company built this cottage to house its workers.
Percival Gregory and family first lived here. Two boys and three girls attended the school and Coogee Gregory was the youngest daughter.
Adam and Sarah Williams then moved in from Mine Camp. They had three children; Doreen, Tom, Morrie ‘Mog’.”Sarah Williams was another of Kate Aubin’s daughters. She and Adam had previously lived in Angels Rest (Mine Camp) They spent the rest of their lives here. We loved to go to Uncle Adam’s to listen to his gramophone, especially the Run-Away Train (which still can be heard on the internet after more than 80 years) Adam was a great whistler and neighbours would hear his lovely made up songs almost all day. Every Christmas the Williams family had a Christmas party for local children, always the biggest live tree in the lounge room, lots of food and gifts for all.Adam always had a rough looking vege patch down the backyard and during one of the frequent bushfires his manure heap court alight much to his dismay. His race with the buckets of water to quell the flames was quite something.
Tom never married and lived with his sister Doreen in the house until his death. Doreen married Cecil Bailey and lived in Swansea for some time and Morrie/Mog married Aileen Gorton from Marks Point sister of Betty Woodbury.
All of the Adams family have since passed away”
In 1964 the coal company ‘Coal & Allied’ subdivided some of its land. The Company determined that this house and land would be purchased for 400 pounds by Mr A Williams.
When the parents died the house belonged to Doreen, she sold and moved to Belmont and it has been onsold twice.
This house of all the houses in Flowers Drive is the most original. The galvanised iron cladding has not been removed nor has the house been extended.