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Atkinson was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Central Cumberland from 1858 until 1863. Atkinson speculated and capitalised on the arrival of the railway, developing the Collingwood Estate as a depot for the transfer of pastoral and agricultural produce. Atkinson developed Collingwood as an industrial estate based on the English mill-town model. Sir Saul Samuel (1820–1900) who owned the estate from the late 1860s until the turn of the century was a businessman and member of both houses of Parliament between 1854 and 1880. Samuel was the first Jewish Magistrate, Parliamentarian and Minister of the Crown in NSW. Samuel was knighted in 1880 and appointed Agent-General in London. Samuel expanded the Collingwood Industrial area. He developed the most advanced wool washing processes in Australia and invented a machine for removing burrs from fleece.
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current mood of reckless colonial optimism and which later led Atkinson to insolvency. It included slaughtering houses, yards, a two-storey brick Railway Store with cedar fittings, a three-storey brick steam flour mill, a miller's cottage, an ironbark and pine salting house, a brick boiling-down house, internal roads, a rail link and irrigation system. Four identical cottages to house twenty workers and their families were of Gothic design with decorative stonework, gables and bargeboards. An architectural irony which highlights the speculative enthusiasm of 1856 was noted by a reporter in "
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houses that remain from the Macquarie period, and one of the earliest examples conforming to the strict building code relating to materials, form, dimensions and siting decreed by Governor Macquarie on 26 December 1810. The fabric of the house exhibits a range of early building techniques that are found few other houses in New South Wales. The evolution of the house in terms of its fabric, dimensions and layout, is illustrative of the social and economic standing of its owners within the colony, their resources, and the genteel lifestyle to which they aspired.
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Lovejoy was elected the first president. The club started with a membership of less than 20, but by 1939, there were 92 members and 36 associates. Many prominent Liverpool families became foundation members including the Marsden, Buckland, Clink, Wych, Hamer, Prince, Cornes, Fitzpatrick, Kershler and Webb families. Women were admitted to the course from its inception. Collingwood House was used as the club house. In the mid-1930s, the course was extended from 9 to 18 holes.
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estate on the property based on the English mill-town model. He built a series of terrace-style workers cottages in Nagle Street (then called Collingwood Street). During Atkinson's ownership Collingwood was extensively refurbished in 1857. The second storey, verandahs and a new kitchen block were added at that time. Atkinson subdivided the estate in 1859, retaining the industrial and commercial components, but selling the homestead and the undeveloped land.
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lands were used for resting and fattening stock, ready for slaughter at the Ashcroft slaughter yards west of the town. The Ashcrofts owned a butchery at the corner of Macquarie and Memorial Avenue. Under the Ashcroft's ownership Collingwood was modified and new features were added including a bull nosed iron roof to the verandah, a gable over the sitting room window, and the enclosing of the back verandah.
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Gavin Andrews explains: "The area was important because it's a high point and it was a place where different nations would meet, but also where people would look over the country = you could see everything in all directions from there... it's right near the Georges River, which was the major method of transportation in the area."
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rectangular shape, symmetrical facade, six panelled door, a chair rail around the wall, and entrance doorway with sidelights and semi circular fanlight. The fabric of the walls differs from the later sections of the house being built of sandstock brick (made by convicts from local clay) rather than from random rubble.
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Diemen's Land in 1803, and also chartered part of the far northern NSW coast (now Queensland), the Bunker Islands off Gladstone and also part of the South Island of New Zealand. Bunker built his house around c.1810 on an estate at Liverpool granted to him between 1804 and 1810 by Governors King and Macquarie.
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in 1791, as Master of the Third Fleet convict ship the "William and Anne", is regarded as the founder of the Australian whaling industry, and is also credited with being one of the colony's first exporters and traders. Bunker assisted in establishing the British settlement on the Derwent River in Van
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The estate originally known as Bunker's Farm is associated with the early economic development of Liverpool, which was established as a town by Governor Macquarie in 1810. One of the earliest and largest land grants in the Liverpool region, Bunker's Farm played an important role in the development of
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block, but these needed to be replaced due to subsistence. The verandah was resurfaced in tiles, which are present today on several surfaces throughout the property. The bathrooms were all gutted at this time with none of the original fabric kept. The massive bathtub was removed. Around this time the
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The Australian Paper Company purchased 8 hectares (20 acres) of land on the river banks between Collingwood House and Atkinson Street from Gillespie in 1864. Machinery was brought from England and paper was manufactured from rags and reeds from the Georges River. The rags collected were stored in the
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was running as far as Liverpool and suburban development encouraged speculative building. Weaver's largest single contract was commissioned by Atkinson, for the Collingwood Abattoir complex. Collingwood house today is the only surviving section of this major project which must have well expressed the
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Atkinson developed the estate as a depot for the transfer of pastoral and agricultural produce. He built a large railway store, an abattoir, stock and sales yards. Soon after, a woolwash and Fellmongery (for tanning hides and pelts) and paper mill were built. Atkinson planned to develop an industrial
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Charlotte Blackett's husband George experienced serious financial difficulty during the 1840s depression, having invested heavily in improvement to the estate, including a flour mill (the Collingwood Flour Mill) near the Georges River. The mill reputedly cost 15,000 pounds. Consequently, the property
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1856 – Due to the proximity of the Collingwood Estate to the new railway linking Parramatta and Liverpool new industries were developed around and on the estate. James Henry Atkinson developed the Collingwood Estate as a depot for the transfer of pastoral and agricultural produce. He built a private
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Edward James Ashcroft purchased Collingwood from Sir Saul Samuel's estate in 1910. Ashcroft was a successful wholesale butcher, exporter and onetime mayor of Liverpool. Ashcroft lived at Collingwood with his daughter and son in law Eva and George Prince. During the Ashcroft occupancy the Collingwood
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purchased Collingwood in 1845 for 17,000 pounds. Gordon was a wealthy merchant who owned large stores in Sydney and Liverpool. He was successful in his mercantile and pastoral activities despite the economic decline that followed the end of the convict system in NSW. Gordon was a founding Councillor
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Records indicate that by 1814 Eber Bunker (when in the colony) and his second wife and two of his children were living at Collingwood. Margaret Bunker is understood to have run the farm (Bunker's Farm / Collingwood) while Bunker was at sea. The farm supplied fresh meat to the Government Stores. This
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The farm outbuildings are understood to have included a detached kitchen and store, stables, coach house, slaughter house, stock yards and convict huts. Many of the earliest out buildings are thought to have been located west of the house as the house was originally oriented towards the east looking
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from 1858 until 1863. He bought Collingwood as an investment because of its close proximity to the proposed southern railway line from Parramatta to Liverpool. The coming of the railway to Liverpool in 1856 generated new industries and activities centred around Collingwood. Atkinson built a private
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The hill top and ridgeline at Collingwood is understood to have been a meeting place for the Tharawal, Dharug and Gundungurra peoples and a vantage point enabling Country to be observed and monitored. Aboriginal community members have advised that when meeting it was important for Aboriginal people
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The house complex is a rare example of modified colonial Georgian residence that demonstrates the evolution of domestic colonial architecture and its adaptation to the Australian environment from the earliest stage of the Macquarie period (1810–21) to the 1860s. It is one of only a small number of
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Samuel Dean Gordon who owned the estate in the mid-1840s was a successful merchant and pastoralist. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1856 and to the Legislative Council in 1861. James Henry Atkinson, who owned the estate from the 1850s was a wool merchant, entrepreneur and politician.
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and repairing the roof as birds had overrun the house. A rising damp problem in the dining room was repaired due to the previous owners concreting the courtyard and covering essential vents. Other work that may have been carried out by the Munros includes installation of the existing entrance gate
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to the east and the mountains to the west. The lookout provided views across the landscape, which allowed for observations of weather patterns, movements, threats from fire and changes in seasonal vegetation. The "vista" from the high ground provides a view corridor southeast to the Georges River.
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In 1832, Captain Bunker was recorded as living at Collingwood, on the left of the road southwards from Liverpool Bunker died at Collingwood on 27 September 1836, aged 74. The published death notice referred to him as one of the oldest and most respected inhabitants of the colony. His standing was
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When E. J. Ashcroft died 80 hectares (200 acres) of the Collingwood property were leased to Mr Frank Crowe to create the Liverpool Golf Course. Golf was becoming increasingly popular after the First World War. The course designed by Tommy Howard was opened in 1931. A club was formed and Dr R. A.
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The house was built of brick with a shingled roof. There were two rooms with two windows in each, and a hall between them. The ceilings were 12 feet high and the house was symmetrical with a brick chimney. The building features are typical of the early colonial Georgian period – it has a simple
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1811 – The oldest section of the house may date somewhere between 1810 and 1812. The exact year of construction is a source of much conjecture, and further research is required to clarify the construction date. The earliest section of the house appears to exemplify Governor Macquarie's strict
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Collingwood House is located on a small block of elevated land that is truncated at the rear (due to residential subdivision) but has some remnant garden and open space to the west. The open space provides vistas of the house from the roadway and retains its historic link with Liverpool Road.
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The census return for 1828 indicates that Bunker and Ann were residing at the property with four convict servants (two women house servants and two male labourers). It is likely that the convicts would have shared two huts on the property. Assigned convicts worked and lived at Bunker's Farm /
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Collingwood House Estate is of State significance as a remnant cultural landscape demonstrating the layers of Indigenous and non Indigenous use and occupation and the significant transition of the place from an agricultural estate to an industrial estate during the nineteenth century.
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building controls introduced by decree on 26 December 1810. It was built of brick with a shingled roof. There were two rooms with two windows in each, and a hall between them. The 12 foot high ceilings exceeded Macquarie's rule of 10 foot. The house was symmetrical with a brick
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An insolvency inventory indicates that by 1842 Collingwood had at least six rooms. The details of the furniture suggest a lifestyle of genteel privilege. There was furniture for a drawing room, a dining room, and another room that was possibly a parlour, and three bedrooms.
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The high point of the ridgeline at Collingwood is of historic and contemporary social significance to the Tharawal and the Gundungurra peoples as a meeting place for the two Aboriginal nations, from which each respective nation could remain within sight of their country.
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agriculture and early industries in the colony. The location of the farm in relation to the Georges River and the railway which arrived from Parramatta in 1856 encouraged commercial speculation, and the development of new industries on the estate lands.
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Anne Bunker died aged 62 in 1837. The property passed to Bunker's daughter Charlotte Blackett (1804–1851) who was living with her husband George Blackett at Collingwood. Another daughter, Isabella was married to Thomas Lycock Junior of
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The golf course was sold in 1969 and approval was granted to rezone the land for residential subdivision. A condition of the sale was that Collingwood House and the surrounding land be given to Liverpool City Council for restoration.
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Bunker's seafaring days seem to have come to an end in 1816, when he came to Sydney as a ship's passenger. Margaret Bunker died aged 41 in 1821. In 1823 Eber Bunker married his third wife Ann Minchin (1775–1837), the widow of Captain
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James Gillespie purchased Collingwood Estate (the Homestead and undeveloped land) from Atkinson in 1859. Gillespie lived in the house with his wife Margaret and his three children. Gillespie was a trustee of the Presbyterian Church.
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The Collingwood Estate was owned and/or occupied by several important colonial figures prominent in the fields of agriculture, commerce and law, including: Samuel Dean Gordon; James Henry Atkinson; and Sir Saul Samuel.
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railway siding, large railway store, an abattoir, stock and sale yards, a wool wash, Fellmongery and paper mill. Atkinson also built a series of terrace like workers cottages in Nagle Street (then Collingwood Street).
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1973/4 – Collingwood House was restored by Heritage Architect Clive Lucas at a cost of $ 72,148.00. Works included re-instated garden designed by James Broadbent in collaboration with Clive Lucas, Stapelton &
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On 3 July 2009, Collingwood Precinct Aboriginal Place was declared under the National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974. National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974 by then Minister for Climate Change and the Environment,
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In November 1810, Liverpool was established by Governor Macquarie. It quickly developed into a service area for the surrounding areas and travellers on the Liverpool Road. It remained the main town to the west of
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Bunker's first wife and mother to his six children, Margaret Thompson, died delivering a stillborn baby. Bunker married his second wife Margaret McFarlane (1780–1821), the widow of an English Army Officer in
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1951 – Alterations were made to the house including an extension to the southern side of the house during the ownership of the Liverpool Golf Course. The house was used as the Club House.
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old Collingwood flour mill. The factory which is reputed to be the first large paper mill in Australia became for a time the largest employer of men, women and children in Liverpool.
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on 18 August 1804. This grant appears to have been made in payment for his assistance in escorting Bowen to Van Diemen's land. In 1806, Bunker brought his family to the colony aboard
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The kitchen block appears on plans in its original form in 1862, 1869 and 1880, but this is incorrect for at least the 1880 plan as the current kitchen wing is visible in a
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Aboriginal community members have advised that Aboriginal artefacts have been found in the vicinity of the house and scarred trees were a feature of the Collingwood Estate.
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Collingwood for at least thirty years during the Bunker / Blackett ownership. They are likely to have provided the labour for construction of the house and outbuildings.
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The place is significantly associated with its original builder the American Loyalist, mariner and trader Captain Eber Bunker (1761–1836). Captain Bunker who arrived in
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in 1861. Gordon did not live at Collingwood. He rented the house and grounds from 1845. Gordon sold his Liverpool store in 1848 and later sold Collingwood in 1853.
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to build an expressway through the golf course, led the Board of the Liverpool Golf Club to approve a plan to sell the course and look for an alternative site.
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1910 – Alterations were made to the house during the Ashcroft family's ownership. These included the addition of a bull nosed iron roof to the veranda, a
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1875 photograph. It is likely the plans are inaccurate and are only reliable for establishing the presence or absence of structures and not their layout.
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1840s – Substantial improvements were made to the estate by George Blackett including a flour mill (the Collingwood Flour Mill) near the Georges River.
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at a cost of $ 72,148.00. Works included a re-created garden setting (designed by James Broadbent, recognised expert in colonial gardens, from the
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illustrated through intermarriage of his daughters with well known families such as the Laycocks and Fisks, his friendship with Thomas Moore and
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opened in 1814. It would appear that the later presentation of the house to the west relates to the new transport route of the Great South Road.
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1857 – Collingwood House was renovated by the architect William Weaver. A second storey and verandahs were added, and a new kitchen block built.
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Robinsons, in association with Tucker & Co. P/L – NSW agents for Chateau Tanunda – the brandy of distinction (1962 brochure) (1962).
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1864–68 – The Australian Paper Company built a large paper mill on land on the river banks between Collingwood House and Atkinson Street.
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Liverpool City Council (based on Rappaport P/L 2007draft CMP & Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners, 2/08 review) (2008).
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Today, the Collingwood Precinct Aboriginal Place is important to Aboriginal people because the location and outlook provide a
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1845 – It is thought that another room was added by George Blackett to the south western corner of the house prior to 1845.
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The Royal Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Division) awarded the inaugural "Greenway Award" to Collingwood in 1979.
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between 1854 and 1880. He was the first Jewish Magistrate, Parliamentarian and Minister of the Crown in NSW. Samuel was
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var.areira). Some of these date to a garden restoration undertaken with advice from James Broadbent in the late 1980s.
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and exported seal fur taken from islands off Australia and New Zealand. Bunker also chartered part of the NSW coast (
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Collingwood; Bunker's Cottage; Bunker's Farm; Liverpool Golf Course; Collingwood Heritage Precinct; Discovery Park
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Specification and Schedule of Works – of materials and workmanship for the conservation and repair of Collingwood
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1982-4: Some restoration carried out by Bill Cummings, such as laying of plush red carpet throughout the house.
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house (originally hipped roof), built by Captain Bunker, forms the front section of the present complex.
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and recommending that he ensure that measures adopted for public security be confirmed by his successor.
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Collingwood House Precinct & Discovery Park Plan of Management & Master Plan – preliminary draft
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The Liverpool Golf Club bought the Collingwood Estate in 1951 and undertook alterations to the house.
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to three elevations, encircling verandah and single storey detached service wing. The original five
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The complex sits in garden with some mature trees, including very tall and wide lemon-scented gums (
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and Government Representative in the Legislative Council. Samuel was knighted in 1880 and appointed
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out to the George's River. Early transport to the Bunker's Farm was by the George's River until the
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is a heritage-listed former residence and golf clubhouse and now house museum at Birkdale Crescent,
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It is also understood that this high point was used by Aboriginal people as a look out across the
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Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre – Liverpool Regional Museum – Collingwood House January – July 2004
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back to England and soap to Tahiti. He was also an early trader with New Zealand. He traded with
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for 18 months from 1855 to 1856. On 1 April 1856 Weaver, aged 28, began private practice at 25
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published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under
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In 1973–74, Collingwood House ('Captain Bunker's Cottage') was restored by Heritage Architect
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purchased Collingwood Estate in 1853. Atkinson was a wool and produce agent with a stores at
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The land on which the Collingwood Estate (Bunkers Farm) is located is Cabrogal ngurra/country
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Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
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The house was added to about 1860 with a gabled section, giving an early Victorian quality.
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Archaeological Research Design – Section 60 Application – Collingwood House, Liverpool, NSW
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By 1886 Samuel's wool scour had been sold to Henry Haigh who was operating a wool scour at
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and culture. The site also continues to be used as a meeting place for Aboriginal people.
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and fence, and polishing the floorboards under the carpets on the staircase and bedrooms.
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The Gundungurra (also spelt Gundungurry, Gandangara) people's country extended from the
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The construction date of the earliest phase of Bunker's Farm / Collingwood is unclear.
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Schedule of Paint Colours – Interior of Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
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Schedule of Paint Colours – Exterior of Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
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The bakehouse appears to have been demolished by 1880 where it is absent on plan.
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siding to the Collingwood industrial area near Blackett's Collingwood Flour Mill.
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The Grand Parade – a history of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
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MLA from 1854 to 1856, 1858 to 1860 and 1862 to 1872. MLC from 1872 until 1880
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In 1801, Bunker was granted 40 hectares (99 acres) of land at Bulanaming near
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1969 – The Liverpool Golf Course was sold and the land subdivided for houses.
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Schedule of Exterior Works – Collingwood, Liverpool – amended 28th May 2012
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The last competitive golf match was played at Collingwood on 18 July 1971.
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Schedule of Interior Works – Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
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Map no. 121 – Sydney & Environs – Historic Buildings and Landmarks
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Collingwood comprises two buildings, the house and the kitchen block.
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The Collingwood Precinct was listed as an Aboriginal Place, under the
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over the sitting room window, and the enclosing of the back verandah.
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1859 – The Collingwood Estate was subdivided by James Henry Atkinson.
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in 1810. Bunker received a further grant of 500 acres from Governor
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expressing support for his seizure of command of the Colony in the
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Fireplace Schedule – Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
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Gregory Burgess Architects; SGS Economics & Planning (2004).
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Bunker received a 100-hectare (250-acre) grant at Liverpool from
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Casey & Lowe Associates, Archaeology & Heritage (1997).
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A "conglomerate" single storey house with two attic rooms and a
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Window Schedule – Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
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Door Schedule – Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
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was sold between 1842–1845 to repay George Blackett's debts
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The service block appears to have been rebuilt about 1865.
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Letter titled 'Collingwood, Liverpool' dated 7 August 2012
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Atkinson was a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for
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1989–2001 Roach family era: the verandah was paved with
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Collingwood House, Liverpool, Previous Owners From 1804
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The house is available for tours by appointment only.
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The restored Collingwood was officially opened by the
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The colonial economy was prospering, the new 630:and a visit by Governor Macquarie and his wife 559:Development of Collingwood and Bunker ownership 1518:Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners (2012). 1509:Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners (2012). 1500:Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners (2012). 1491:Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners (2012). 1482:Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners (2012). 1473:Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners (2012). 1464:Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners (2012). 1455:Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners (2012). 1430:NSW Calendar and General Post Office Directory 1296: 1294: 1292: 1290: 1288: 1286: 1284: 1282: 1280: 1278: 1276: 1274: 1272: 1270: 1268: 1266: 1264: 1262: 1260: 1258: 1256: 1254: 1252: 1250: 1248: 1246: 1244: 1242: 1240: 1238: 1236: 1234: 1232: 1230: 1228: 1226: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1216: 1214: 1212: 1210: 1208: 1206: 1204: 1202: 1200: 1198: 1196: 1194: 1192: 1190: 1188: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1180: 1178: 1176: 1174: 1172: 1170: 1168: 223: 1166: 1164: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1156: 1154: 1152: 1150: 1148: 694:Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1550:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 1665:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 1573:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 715:William Weaver, architect and engineer was 372:to still be able to see their own country. 1145: 978: 846:1865, some 30 years after Bunker's death. 29: 1744:Historic house museums in New South Wales 1641: 1561:Conservation Management Plan: Collingwood 1526: 1312:Department of Planning & Environment 1069: 952:It features Colonial/Georgian character 878: 796: 743:Gillespie, Samuel and Ashcroft ownership 1729:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1690:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1307:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1112:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1047:at the rear of the house was concreted. 773:Vice-President of the Executive Council 409:arrived in the colony as Master of the 286:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1721: 1300: 899:), a younger but mature honey locust ( 602:would have been a lucrative contract. 426:, in 1761, a direct descendant of two 348:and southwards, in particular between 1632: 610:(1774–1821), holder of a land grant, 576:to Liverpool town site came into use 508:to establish a British settlement at 328:Valleys, east at least as far as the 915:x sykesii), young Bunya Bunya pine ( 838:At that time everyone including the 676:New South Wales Legislative Assembly 388:National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 1065: 680:New South Wales Legislative Council 464:and also parts of the south of the 296: 13: 1624:Liverpool Regional Museum (2004). 491:Hill in 1801. 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Bunker was also a member of the 432:families, the Tilleys and pilgrim 14: 1765: 1702: 231:Location of Collingwood in Sydney 140:New South Wales Heritage Register 1707: 1679: 1395:"Liverpool's 5 Oldest Buildings" 1324: 1124: 823:Liverpool City Council ownership 476:and a landholder at Bulanaming, 222: 215: 158:state heritage (complex / group) 1422: 717:Colonial (Government) Architect 274:Liverpool Golf Course Clubhouse 198:Earliest section convict-built. 1674: 1387: 1357: 1110:Collingwood was listed on the 874: 531:and lived at Bunker's Hill at 400: 1: 1754:Clubhouses in New South Wales 1749:Homesteads in New South Wales 1642:Raszewski, Christine (1997). 1138: 1050: 984: 968: 931: 843: 736: 658:Gordon and Atkinson ownership 577: 278:Collingwood Heritage Precinct 257: 118: 1699:, accessed on 2 June 2018. 1688:, entry number 01774 in the 7: 1117: 851:Prime Minister of Australia 840:National Trust of Australia 332:(and therefore west of the 16:Museum in Sydney, Australia 10: 1770: 1734:Liverpool, New South Wales 1582:Liverpool Council (2007). 405:In 1791, American captain 291: 1603:Liverpool Museum (2007). 1375:Casey & Lowe, 2015, 3 919:) and pepper(corn) tree ( 771:on three occasions each, 674:, and was elected to the 210: 206: 202: 194: 186: 178: 170: 162: 154: 146: 137: 133: 125: 110: 102: 94: 57: 37: 28: 23: 1527:Fletcher, Brian (1988). 1415:Weekend Advocate 2002:12 1363:(Fletcher, 1988, 45, 47) 810:Department of Main Roads 260:1857 were undertaken by 1716:at Wikimedia Commons c 979:Modifications and dates 897:Eucalyptus tereticornis 808:A 1964 proposal by the 777:Agent-General in London 424:Plymouth, Massachusetts 356:). 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Liverpool
Sydney
New South Wales
33°55â€ē58â€ģS 150°55â€ē06â€ģE / 33.9328°S 150.9184°E / -33.9328; 150.9184
William Weaver
New South Wales Heritage Register
Collingwood, Liverpool is located in Sydney
Liverpool
Sydney
New South Wales
William Weaver
New South Wales State Heritage Register
Dharug
Blue Mountains
Hartley
Lithgow
Burragorang
Megalong
Nepean River
Illawarra
Goulburn
Tumut
Botany Bay
La Perouse
Jervis Bay
Eora
Darug
Yuin
Georges River

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