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Williams’s cottage at end of Fairfax Road Warners Bay

  • Williams’s cottage at end of Fairfax Road Warners Bay

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    William Robert and Emily (nee Birt) Williams purchased the land early 1900's and built this cottage. They mainly grew peaches, nectarines and oranges on the land, which were taken by horse and cart to the Newcastle markets (remnants of that orchard can be seen in the background)

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