Collingwood

Item details


Name of item:	Collingwood
Other name/s:	Bunker's Cottage, Bunker's Farm, Liverpool Golf Course, Collingwood Heritage Precinct, Discovery Park
Type of item:	Complex / Group
Group/Collection:	Farming and Grazing
Category:	Homestead Complex
Location:	Lat: -33.9328297083 Long: 150.9184044780
Primary address:	Birkdale Crescent, Liverpool, NSW 2170
Parish:	St Luke
County:	Cumberland
Local govt. area:	Liverpool
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Tharawal

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	184	DP	241158
LOT	781	DP	244820
LOT	803	DP	244820
LOT	77	DP	27242
LOT	3	DP	711240
LOT	2	DP	730829
LOT	100	DP	788434
LOT	101	DP	788434

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Birkdale Crescent	Liverpool	Liverpool	St Luke	Cumberland	Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
Liverpool City Council	Local Government

Statement of significance:


	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. 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. 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 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. 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 Port Jackson 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 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 1804-10 by Governors King and Macquarie. 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. 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. 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. 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 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.
	Date significance updated: 17 Aug 07
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Description


Designer/Maker:	Earliest section of house unknown. c.1857 renovations by architect William Weaver.
Builder/Maker:	Earliest section convict-built.
Construction years:	1811-1857
Physical description:	Site: 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. Garden: The complex sits in garden with some mature trees, including very tall and wide lemon-scented gums (Corymbia citriodora), forest red gums (Eucalyptus tereticornis), a younger but mature honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), brush box (Lophostemon confertus), white quince (Alectryon subcinereus), coral tree (Erythrina x sykesii), young Bunya Bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii) and pepper(corn) tree (Schinus molle var.areira). Some of these date to a garden restoration undertaken with advice from James Broadbent in the late 1980s (Stuart Read, pers.comm., 2/3/2012). It also has date palms (Phoenix sp., likely P.canariensis) which are not original and dead trees of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)(Thomas Wheeler, pers.comm., 13/8/2019). Buildings: Collingwood comprises two buildings, the house and the kitchen block (Lucas, 2012). House (c.1820s) A 'conglomerate' single storey house with two attic rooms and a hipped roof verandah to three elevations, encircling verandah and single storey detached service wing. The original five bay house (originally hipped roof), built by Captain Bunker, forms the front section of the present complex. Colonial/Georgian character fanlights and sidelights around main door. Added to about 1860 with a gabled section, giving an early Victorian quality. Kitchen Block (c.1865) The service block appears to have been rebuilt about 1865.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	PHYSICAL CONDITION Not analysed as part of this assessment. Some areas within the buildings are understood to be fragile. ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL: An archaeological assessment (historical research & archaeological analysis) of Collingwood prepared by Casey & Lowe Associates for Liverpool City Council in 1997 advises that there are a number of areas within the property that are likely to contain archaeological remains: * Underfloor areas within the house and kitchen may contain structural remains and underfloor deposits associated with the occupation of the buildings and earlier structures. * The grounds may contain structural remains belonging to an earlier kitchen and demolished outbuildings and archaeological features and deposits. These remains may have been disturbed by structural and conservation activities. * The housing estate may contain the remains of sub-surface structures and features. * Mill Park may contain some archaeological remains but there is no strong evidence for these. * The area to the west of Collingwood House may contain the remains of an early piped water system coming from Sophienberg and the remains of demolished outbuildings from Collingwood used as fill by the Council to level the land to the west of the Museum site. * There may be archaeological remains that relate to the Aboriginal use or occupation of the grounds during the contact periods. This data has been extracted from the study entitled: Archaeological Assessment, Collingwood Liverpool for Liverpool City Council, November, 1997, prepared by Casey and Lowe Associates.
	Date condition updated:20 Jul 06
Modifications and dates:	c.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 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 chimney. The building features are thought to be typical of the early colonial Georgian period - it has a simple 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 was made of sandstock brick (made by convicts from local clay). The house was later extended to seven rooms. 1840s - Substantial improvements were made to the estate by George Blackett including a flour mill (the Collingwood Flour Mill) near the Georges River. 1845 - It is thought that another room was added by George Blackett to the south western corner of the house prior to 1845. 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 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). 1857 - Collingwood House was renovated by the Architect William Weaver. A second storey and verandahs were added, and a new kitchen block built. 1859 - The Collingwood Estate was subdivided by James Henry Atkinson. 1864 - 68 - The Australian Paper Company built a large paper mill on land on the river banks between Collingwood House and Atkinson Street. 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 gable over the sitting room window, and the enclosing of the back verandah. 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. 1969 - The Liverpool Golf Course was sold and the land subdivided for houses. 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 & Partners. 1982-4: Some restoration carried out by Bill Cummings, such as laying of plush red carpet throughout the house. 1989-2001 Roach family era: the verandah was paved with sandstone 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 courtyard at the rear of the house was concreted (Weekend Advocate 2002:12). c2002: restoration work undertaken by the Munros, including covering the chimneys 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 and fence, and polishing the floorboards under the carpets on the staircase and bedrooms.
Further information:	Estate has historic connections with Kelvin Park estate, Bringelly & Fernleigh, Sutherland.


Current use:	house museum, cultural centre.
Former use:	Aboriginal land, 1810 + Farmstead and complex, 1939-69 - Liverpool Golf Course Club House

History

Historical notes:

The land on which the Collingwood Estate (Bunkers Farm) is located is associated with the Tharawal, Dharug and Gundungurra peoples.

The Gundungurra (also spelt Gundungurry, Gandangara) people's country extended from the Blue Mountains at Hartley and Lithgow through the Burragorang and Megalong Valleys, east at least as far as the Nepean River (and therefore west of the Illawarra); while in the south, their territory extended at least as far as Goulburn, and possibly to Tumut. They were also referred to as the Mountain People, Nattai, Burragorang or Wollondilly Tribes. The Tharawal lived in the area around Botany Bay and southwards, in particular between La Perouse and Wreck Bay (near Jervis Bay). Neighbours with the Eora, Darug, Gundungurra and Yuin.

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 to still be able to see their own country.

It is also understood that this high point was used by Aboriginal people as a look out across the Georges River 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. 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 countryyou could see everything in all directions from there...[and] it's right near the Georges River, which was the major method of transportation in the area.'

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.

The Collingwood Precinct was listed as an Aboriginal Place, under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, on 6 March 2009. The Aboriginal Place is associated with early engagement, and at times conflict, between colonial settlers and Aboriginal people. The American whaler, Captain Eber Bunker, constructed a large house, Collingwood House, in this location in 1810.

Today, the Collingwood Precinct Aboriginal Place is important to Aboriginal people because the location and outlook provide a connection to Country and culture. The site also continues to be used as a meeting place for Aboriginal people.

ANNOTATED HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY
1791 - American Captain Eber Bunker (1761 - 1836) arrived in the colony in 1791, as Master of the Third Fleet convict ship 'William and Ann', a converted whaler.

Bunker was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1761, a direct descendant of two Mayflower families, the Tilleys and Pilgrim John Howland (N.B. Casey & Lowe suggest that Bunker was born in Nantucket off the East Coat of America and that due to his support for the royalist cause against independence, he moved to England?).

Captain Bunker is regarded as the father of the Australian whaling industry. Bunker is credited with capturing the first whales in Australian waters in October, 1791. Bunker is also credited with being one of the first exporters and traders in the colony. Bunker exported whale oil back to England and soap to Tahiti. He was also an early trader with New Zealand. He traded with Britain, India and China and exported seal fur taken from islands off Australia and New Zealand. Bunker also chartered part of the NSW coast (Queensland), the Bunker Islands off Gladstone and also parts of the South of the South Island of New Zealand. Bunker was also a member of the Vice Admiralty Court and a landholder at Bulanaming, Bankstown and the Hunter Valley.

1801 - Captain Eber Bunker granted 40 hectares (100 acres) of land at Bulanaming near Petersham Hill in 1801.

1803 - Captain Bunker sailing in the Albion with Lt John Bowen, accompanied the Lady Nelson to establish a British settlement on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land in 1803.

1804 - Eber Bunker receives a 100 hectare (400 acre) grant at Liverpool from Governor King on 18 August 1804. This grant appears to have been made in payment for his assistance in escorting Lt John Bowen to Van Diemen's land.

1806 - Eber Bunker brought his family to the colony aboard the 'Elizabeth' and lived at Bunker's Hill at The Rocks.

1808 - Eber Bunker was a signatory to a letter to Major George Johnston expressing support for his seizure of command of the Colony and recommending that he ensure that measures adopted for public security be confirmed by his successor (27 January, 1808)

Bunker's first wife and mother to his six children, Margaret Thompson, died delivering a still born baby (V18082283 2A/1808).

1810 - Liverpool was established by Governor Lachlan Macquarie (7 November, 1810). 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 Sydney until Campbelltown, founded in 1820 further to the south, started to thrive.

Eber Bunker married his second wife Margaret McFarlane (1780 - 1821) the widow of an English Army Officer in Bengal in 1810. Bunker received a further grant of 500 acres from Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810.

c1810 - A track from Parramatta to Liverpool town site came into use.

The construction date of the earliest phase of Bunker's Farm / Collingwood is unclear.

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 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.

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 out to the George's River. Early transport to the Bunker's Farm was by the George's River until the Great South Road opened. It would appear that the later presentation of the house to the west relates to the new transport route of the Great South Road.

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 would have been a lucrative contract.

1814 - The Great South Road opened from Parramatta to Liverpool, following the route of the 1810 track.

1814 - Records indicate that by 1814 Eber Bunker (when in the colony) and his second wife and two of his children were living at Collingwood.

1816 - Buncker's seafaring days seem to have come to an end in 1816, when he came to Sydney as a ship's passenger (Robinsons, 1962).

1821 - Margaret Bunker died aged 41 (V18216018/1821)

1823 - Eber Bunker married his third wife Ann Minchin (1775 - 1837), the widow of Captain William Minchin (1774 - 1821), holder of a land grant, Minchinbury, at Rooty Hill.

1828 - 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 / 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.

1832 - Captain Bunkerwas recorded as living at Collingwood, on the left of the road southwards from Liverpool (PO Directory, 1832)

1836 - Bunker died at Collingwood on 27 September, 1836, aged 74 (V1836807 20/1836). The published death notice referred to him as one of the oldest and most respected inhabitants of the colony. His standing was illustrated through intermarriage of his daughters with well known families such as the Laycocks and Fisks, his friendship with Thomas Moore and Charles Throsby and a visit by Governor and Mrs Macquarie.

1837 - Anne Bunker died aged 62 ( V183724/03 21/1837).

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 'Kelvin' at Bringelly.

1840s - 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 was sold between 1842 - 1845 to repay George Blackett's debts

1842 - 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.

1842/5 - Samuel Dean Gordon 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 of St Andrews College in the 1870s at the University of Sydney, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1856 and to the Legislative Council 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.

1853 - James Henry Atkinson purchased Collingwood Estate in 1853. Atkinson was a wool and produce agent with a stores at Circular Quay, an entrepreneur and politician. He was a significant figure in the formation of the Cumberland Agricultural Society, which was later to become the Royal Agricultural Society. The first meeting called with the object of forming this Society was held at the Terminus Hotel in Liverpool and chaired by Atkinson. Organisers included leading settlers and political figures of the County of Cumberland. The first agricultural show organised by this Society took place at Collingwood in 1858. It attracted a range of cattle, imported as well as colonial-bred, horses, pigs, sheep, poultry, wool and farm produce. In addition, farm implements of 'sterling utility' were displayed. Many 'were well adapted' to local circumstances and 'demonstrated the care with which ingenuity had been applied to this important branch of science' (Fletcher, 1988, 45, 47).

Atkinson was a Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for Central Cumberland 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 siding to the Collingwood industrial area near Blackett's Collingwood Flour Mill.

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 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).

1857 - During Atkinson's ownership Collingwood was extensively refurbished in 1857. The second storey, verandahs and a new kitchen block were added in 1857. Atkinson subdivided the estate in 1859, retaining the industrial and commercial components, but selling the homestead and the undeveloped land.

William Weaver, architect and engineer was Colonial (Government) Architect for 18 months from 1855-6. On 1 April 1856 Weaver, aged 28, began private practice at 25 Pitt Street. The colonial economy was prospering, the new Sydney Railway was running as far as Liverpool and suburban development encouraged speculative buidling. 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 current mood of reckless colonial optimism and which later led Atkinson to insolvency. It included slaughtering houses, yar5ds, 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 'The Empire', writing about the Collingwood Piggery, that it: 'will accommodate 500 of these animals...and the provision for the good condition of the pigs is most complete: indeed, their dwellings have a far more tasteful exterior than those of many whose food they will become.' The specialised requirements of the abattoir would have well-used Weaver's architectural and engineering talents (Maguire, 1984, 46).

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 c.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 (Casey & Lowe, 2015, 3).

1859 - 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.

1864 - 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 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.

1869 - Sir Saul Samuel (1820 - 1900) purchased Collingwood Estate in 1869. Like James Henry Atkinson he bought up large areas of land in Liverpool, centred around the old Collingwood Estate. Saul Samuel was a businessman and member of both houses of Parliament between 1854 and 1880 (MLA from 1854 to 1856, 1858 to 1860 and 1862 to 1872. MLC from 1872 until 1880) . He was the first Jewish Magistrate, Parliamentarian and Minister of the Crown in NSW. Samuel was Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster- General on three occasions each, Vice President of the Executive Council and Government Representative in the Legislative Council. 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.

The bakehouse appears to have been demolished by 1880 where it is absent on plan (Casey & Lowe, 2015, 3).

By 1886 Samuel's wool scour had been sold to Henry Haigh who was operating a wool scour at Moorebank. Saul Samuel does not appear to have lived at Collingwood. During his ownership of the Collingwood Estate, the house was leased to a number of notable tenants including: William Russell Wilson Bligh; Joseph Wearne Jnr; Charles Bull; and John Vigar Bartlett. Sir Saul Samuel died in 1900 and Collingwood remained part of his estate until 1910.

1910 - 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 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.

1931 - 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. 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.

1951 - The Liverpool Golf Club bought the Collingwood Estate in 1951 and undertook alterations to the house.

1964 - A proposal by the Department of Main Roads 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.

1969 - The golf course was sold 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.

1971 - The last competitive golf match was played at Collingwood on 18 July, 1971.

1973/4 - Collingwood House - 'Captain Bunker's Cottage' (Lucas, 2012) was restored by Heritage Architect, Clive Lucas 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 NSW Historic Houses Trust, in collaboration with Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners) within a larger, parkland precinct.

At that time everyone including the National Trust of Australia (NSW) thought 'Captain Bunker's Cottage' thought was the kitchen block. A subdivision had been done to isolate this building. Clive Lucas determined, on close building inspection, that it was the building next door that contained the house built by Eber Bunker in the second decade of the 19th century and not the building earmarked in 1973 for conservation. The kitchen block was later proved to have been built c.1865, some 30 years after Bunker's death (Lucas, 2012).

1975 - The restored Collingwood was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon E. G. Whitlam, Q.C., M.P., on 6th September, 1975. Since 1975 Collingwood House has operated as a house museum under the management of the Liverpool Regional Museum.

1979 - The Royal Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Division) awarded the inaugural 'Greenway Award' to Collingwood.

2009 - landscape master plan and plan of management are in preparation by Liverpool City Council.

3/7/09 - Collingwood Precinct Aboriginal Place was declared under the National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974. National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974 Collingwood Precinct Aboriginal Place by then Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Carmel Tebbutt. This recognised the special significance of the Aboriginal Place include the ridge line 'high ground' view meeting place for the Dharawal, Gandangara and Dharug people, which was also a vantage point during the pre-contact era enabling country to be observed and monitored. The place is associated with early engagement, and at times conflict, between European settlers and Aboriginal peoples. The 'vista' from the high ground provides a corridor southeast to the Georges River across remnant native vegetation and riverine environment.

Note: activities which might damage, destroy or deface this place include but are not limited to the construction of any structure within the boundary of the place which impacts the view south to the Georges River from the highest point. Should such activities be contemplated consent should be sought from the Director-General of the Department of Environment & Climate Change.

County of Cumberland, Parish St.Luke, Lots 781 and 803 in DP244820, Lot 3 in DP711240 and Lot 77 in DP27242, shown hatched in (attached) diagram DECC08/983 (Source: Central Aboriginal Heritage Region, Culture & Heritage Division, DECC, ph: 9585 6546, fax: 9585 6366, PO Box 1967, Hurstville BC NSW 1481).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
2. Peopling-Peopling the continent	Aboriginal cultures and interactions with other cultures-Activities associated with maintaining, developing, experiencing and remembering Aboriginal cultural identities and practices, past and present.	All nations - places of battle or other early interactions between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples-
2. Peopling-Peopling the continent	Convict-Activities relating to incarceration, transport, reform, accommodation and working during the convict period in NSW (1788-1850) - does not include activities associated with the conviction of persons in NSW that are unrelated to the imperial 'convict system': use the theme of Law & Order for such activities	Working on private assignment-
2. Peopling-Peopling the continent	Migration-Activities and processes associated with the resettling of people from one place to another (international, interstate, intrastate) and the impacts of such movements	Resettling American Loyalists in NSW-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Ancillary structures - wells, cisterns-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Flour milling-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Experimenting with new crops and methods-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Clearing land for farming-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes of urban and rural interaction-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Fishing-Activities associated with gathering, producing, distributing, and consuming resources from aquatic environments useful to humans.	Whaling and sealing for commercial gain-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Industry-Activities associated with the manufacture, production and distribution of goods	Processing meat-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Industry-Activities associated with the manufacture, production and distribution of goods	Milling flour, corn and other grains-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Industry-Activities associated with the manufacture, production and distribution of goods	Producing Paper-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Pastoralism-Activities associated with the breeding, raising, processing and distribution of livestock for human use	Agisting and fattening stock for slaughter-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Pastoralism-Activities associated with the breeding, raising, processing and distribution of livestock for human use	Killing and dressing stock-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing for farm and station hands-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing farming families-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing ordinary families-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing ship owners and maritime traders-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Sub-division of large estates-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Changing land uses - from rural to suburban-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Naming places (toponymy)-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Working on pastoral stations-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Architectural styles and periods - colonial homestead-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Living in a rural homestead-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Enjoying public parks and gardens-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Visiting heritage places-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Sport-Activities associated with organised recreational and health promotional activities	Golf-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with George Blackett, farmer and industrialist-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with James Gillespie, farmer and Presbyterian Church trustee-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Tommy Howard golf course designer 1920s / 1930s.-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Tommy Howard golf course designer 1920s / 1930s.-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with William Weaver, Colonial Architect 1855-6, architect-engineer-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Captain Eber Bunker, whaler and farmer-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Sir Saul Samuel, First Jewish Magistrate, Parliarmentarian and Minister of the Crown. MLA and MLC.-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Sir Saul Samuel, First Jewish Magistrate, Parliarmentarian and Minister of the Crown. MLA and MLC.-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Samuel Dean Gordon, merchant, pastoralist, MLA and MLC.-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Samuel Dean Gordon, merchant, pastoralist, MLA and MLC.-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with James Henry Atkinson, wool merchant, entrepeneur and politcian. MLA.-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with James Henry Atkinson, wool merchant, entrepeneur and politcian. MLA.-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Edward James Ashcroft, butcher, exporter, Liverpool Mayor-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Frank Crowe, developer of Liverpool Golf Course-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Clive Lucas, conservation architect-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	STATE SIGNIFICANCE: The high point of the ridgeline at Collingwood House Estate is of historic and cotemporary social significance to the Tharawal and the Gundungurra peoples as a meeting place for the two Aboriginal nations, from which each respective nation could sit and remain within sight of their country. Collingwood House Estate (formerly Bunker's Farm) is of State significance for its association with the early economic development of Liverpool, which was established as a town by Governor Macquarie in 1810. Collingwood House Estate is of State significance as surviving evidence of the early pattern of pastoral and merchant settlement in the south western Cumberland Plain during the Macquarie period; the practice of granting land to people who had provided important services in the devlopment and extension of the colonial economy and its boundaries; the development of roads that connected Sydney and the western districts in the early colonial period; and the use of convict labour on both private and public construction works. 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. LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate (formerly Bunker's Farm) is of Local significance for its association with the early land grants in the Liverpool regionfrom 1804 and the early economic development of Liverpool from 1810. Collingwood House Estate is of Local 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, and its later tansition from golf course to housing estate in the twentieth century.
SHR Criteria b) [Associative significance]	STATE SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate has State significance for its association with the Aboriginal peoples of the Southern Cumberland Plain who historically met on the high point of the ridge. Collingwood House Estate is of State significance for its association with the American mariner and trader Captain Eber Bunker (1761 - 1836). Captain Bunker arrived in Port Jackson in 1791, as Master of the Third Fleet convict ship the 'William and Anne'. Bunker is regarded as the founder of the Australian whaling industry, capturing the first whales in Australian waters in October, 1791. Bunker is also credited with being one of the colony's first exporters and traders, exporting amongst other items whale oil and seal furs back to England. Bunker assisted in establishing the British settlement on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land in 1803, and also chartered part of the far northern NSW coast (now Queensland), the Bunker Islands off Gladstone and also parts of the South of the South Island of New Zealand. Bunker built his house now known as Collingwood around c.1810 to 1812 on lands granted to him between 1804 and 1810 from Governors King and Macquarie. Bunker became a prominent and influential landholder in the colony. Bunker's standing in the colony was illustrated through the intermarriage of his daughters with well known families such as the Laycocks and Fisks, his friendship with Thomas Moore and Charles Throsby , and a visit by Governor and Mrs Macquarie. Bunker was also a member of the Vice Admiralty Court and a landholder at Bulanaming, Bankstown and the Hunter Valley. Collingwood is associated with Samuel Dean Gordon from 1845 to 1853, a wealthy merchant successful in both his mercantile and pastoral activities. Gordon founded St Andrews College at the University of Sydney and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1856 and to the Legislative Council in 1861. Collingwood is associated with James Henry Atkinson, wool merchant, entrepreneur and politician. 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 from Parramatta in 1856, 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. The property is associated with Sir Saul Samuel (1820 - 1900) who was a businessman and member of both houses of Parliament between 1854 and 1880 (MLA from 1854 to 1856, 1858 to 1860 and 1862 to 1872. MLC from 1872 until 1880) . He was the first Jewish Magistrate, Parliamentarian and Minister of the Crown in NSW. Samuel was Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster- General on three occasions each, Vice President of the Executive Council and Government Representative in the Legislative Council. 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. LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE: The land on which the Collingwood Estate (Bunkers Farm) is located is associated with the Gundungurra and the Tharawal peoples. Collingwood House Estate is of Local significance for its association with the American mariner and trader Captain Eber Bunker (1761 - 1836) who built his house now known as Collingwood around 1810 to 1812 on lands granted to him between 1804 and 1810 from Governors King and Macquarie. Bunker became a prominent and influential landholder in the Liverpool and the colony generally. The interpretation of the fabric of the house and analysis of historic documents provides information about the life of Bunker's family, for example, the census return for 1828 indicates that Eber Bunker and his third wife Ann were residing at the property with four convict servants (two women house servants and two male labourers). Collingwood House Estate is of local significance for its association with George Blackett, Bunker's son in law, who resided at Collingwood and built the Collingwood Flour Mill in the early 1840s near the Georges River; for its association with a number of prominent nineteenth century pastoral, mercantile and legal figures including: Samuel Dean Gordon, a successful merchant and pastoralist; James Henry Atkinson, wool merchant, entrepreneur and politician, who was largely responsible for the transformation of Collingwood from agricultural estate to industrial estate; Sir Saul Samuel, the first Jewish Magistrate, Parliamentarian and Minister of the Crown in NSW; Samuel's tenants included prominent local figures such as William Russell Wilson Bligh; Joseph Wearne Jnr; Charles Bull; and John Vigar Bartlett. Collingwood House Estate was also associated with Edward James Ashcroft a successful wholesale butcher, exporter and onetime mayor of Liverpool. Collingwood House and the lands formerly associated with the Liverpool Golf Course are of local significance for its association with Frank Crowe the creator of the Liverpool Golf Course and Dr R. A. Lovejoy the first elected president of the Liverpool Golf Club.
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	STATE SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate is of State significance for its ability to demonstrate the distinctive aesthetic attributes of a modified colonial Georgian residence in its setting. LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE; Collingwood house and its remnant setting possess local aesthetic significance due to its landmark qualities and distinctive early colonial Georgian features.
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	STATE SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate is of State significance for its contempoaray social significance to the Local Aboriginal Land Councils as a meeting place for the Tharawal and Gandangarra peoples. Collingwood House Estate is of State significance for its association with the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) which awarded Collingwood the inaugural Greenway Award for conservation, and for the early recognition of its historical values to the Australian community through its opening as a museum by Prime Minister Whitlam in 1975. LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE: The Collingwood House Estate is understood to possess local social and cultural significance to the Gandangarra and Tharawal peoples. The Collingwood House Estate possesses social significance at the local level for the people of Liverpool, as a prominent historic landmark associated with the early colonial history of Liverpool. It is also possesses local social significance for the people of Liverpool, many of whom have participated in its conservation and continuing presentation to the public. Collingwood House Estate possesses local social significance for the descendants of the various families, convicts, servants and labourers who lived and worked at Collingwood. Collingwood House Estate and the lands forming the original 1804 and 1810 grants possess local significance to historians and people interested in Australian history for the role of Collingwood and its owners in the agricultural, industrial and economic development of Liverpool and the colony of New South Wales. The house and remnant open space is likely to possess social significance for former members of the Liverpool Golf Course who used the house as a Club House between 1939 and 1969.
SHR Criteria e) [Research potential]	STATE SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate has State level research significance as it has the potential to yield new information into the pre-contact meetings of Aboriginal peroples at this place. Collingwood House Estate is of State heritage significance for its ability to demonstrates the evolution of colonial domestic architecture and its adaptation to the Australian environment. The fabric of Collingwood House, which dates from the Macquarie period exhibits a range of early building techniques that are found in few other houses in New South Wales. The evolution of the house, during the first half of the nineteenth century, 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. Collingwood House Estate is of State significance as the archaeological remains of the estate have the potential to provide information on the Indigenous use or occupation of the grounds during the contact period and the history and development of Collingwood from colonial farm to industrial estate. In particular, Collingwood has the potential to provide information on: the adaptation of Europeans to an alien environment; the lives of the Bunkers, their assigned convicts, and subsequent owners; the spatial use of the house by its occupants; and the status of the occupants. Collingwood is also an early example of conservation work on a historic building. LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate is of local heritage significance for its ability to demonstrate the evolution of colonial domestic architecture in the Liverpool region. The evolution of the house, during the first half of the nineteenth century, 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.
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	STATE SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate is rare at the State level for its ability to demonstrate the evolution of a house and range of building techniques over time from the earliest stage of the Macquarie period (1810 - 1821) to the 1860s. Collingwood House Estate is rare at the State level as one of the earliest surviving houses of the colony of New South Wales exemplifying the strict building codes introduced by Governor Macquarie on 26 December, 1810. LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate is rare at the Local level as the oldest surviving house in the town of Liverpool, being the first town established by Governor Macquarie on 7 November, 1810. The estate is rare at the local level as one of the earliest land grants in the Liverpool area, with the core of the former estate still legible in the landscape.
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	STATE SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate has State significance as representative of Indigenous ridge top meeting sites. Collingwood House Estate is of State significance as a fine example of a modified colonial Georgian residence. It retains and exemplifies the principal characteristics of the early colonial Georgian period. It is also one of only a small number of houses that remain from the early Macquarie period (1810 - 1821). LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE: Collingwood House Estate is of local significance as a fine example of a modified colonial Georgian residence in Liverpool. It retains and exemplifies the principal characteristics of the early colonial Georgian period. It is also the earliest remaining house from the early Macquarie period (1810 - 1821) in Liverpool.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Recommended management:

Recommendations

Management Category	Description	Date Updated
Recommended Management	Review a Conservation Management Plan (CMP)
Recommended Management	Prepare a maintenance schedule or guidelines
Recommended Management	Carry out interpretation, promotion and/or education

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Heritage Act - Site Specific Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT, 1977 DIRECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 34(1)(a) TO LIST AN ITEM ON THE STATE HERITAGE REGISTER 'Collingwood' SHR No 1774 In pursuance of Section 34(1)(a) of the Heritage Act, 1977, I, the Minister for Planning, having considered a recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales, direct the Council to list the item of environmental heritage specified in Schedule "A" on the State Heritage Register. This listing shall apply to the curtilage or site of the item, being the land described in Schedule "B". The listing is subject to the exemptions from approval under Section 57(2) of the Heritage Act, 1977, described in Schedule "C" and in addition to the standard exemptions. FRANK SARTOR, M.P., Minister for Planning Sydney, 6th Day of December, 2006. SCHEDULE "A" The item known as 'Collingwood' situated on the land described in Schedule "B". SCHEDULE "B" All those pieces or parcels of land known as Lot 803 DP 244820; Lot 781 DP 244820; Lot 2 DP 730829; Lot 100 DP 788434; Lot 101 DP 788434; Lot 184 DP 241158; Lot 77 DP 27242; and Lot 3 DP 711240 in Parish of St Luke, County of Cumberland shown on the plan catalogued HC 2191 in the office of the Heritage Council of New South Wales. SCHEDULE "C" (a)General maintenance and repair (Area B only): (i) pruning 20 - 30% of the canopy of trees within a 2 year period as recommended by a qualified arborist for the tree's health or public safety reasons; (ii) minor works to improve public access, provide disabled access and to eliminate or reduce risks to public safety; (iii)repair of damage caused by erosion and implementation of erosion control measures; (iv)maintenance, repair and resurfacing of existing roads, paths, fences and gates; and (v)routine horticultural maintenance, including lawn mowing, cultivation and pruning. (b) Maintenance of services and utilities (Area B only): (i) maintenance and repair of existing services and public utilities including communications, gas, electricity, water supply, waste disposal, sewerage, irrigation and drainage; (ii) upgrade of services and public utilities where the Liverpool Council is satisfied that the activity will not materially affect the heritage significance of the listed area as a whole (including archaeology) or the area in which they are to be undertaken; (iii) installation, maintenance and removal of waste bins to implement the Liverpool Council's waste management policies; and (iv) maintenance of safety clearances around power lines in accordance with current guidelines published by the Energy Authority of N.S.W; (c) Management of lawns, recreation areas and plantings (Area B only): (i) removal and replacement of existing plantings other than trees; (ii) removal of dead or dying trees where the applicant undertakes to replace them with the same species and in the same location; and (iii) removal, construction or alteration of garden beds, hard landscaping and plantings to implement the Plan of Management for the Collingwood Precinct (as endorsed by the Heritage Council of NSW) and other policies for the parklands where Liverpool City Council is satisfied that the activity will not materially effect the heritage significance of the Collingwood Precinct as a whole or the area in which they are to be undertaken. (d) Management of interpretive, information and directional signage (Area B only): (i) Installation, removal and alteration of interpretative, information and directional signage and labels in accordance with signage policies adopted by Liverpool City Council. (e) Management of artworks, statues and monuments (Area B only): (i) Temporary installation of artworks, statues and monuments for temporary exhibitions or events; and (ii) Installation, relocation and removal of artworks, statues and monuments to implement the Plan of Management for the Collingwood Precinct (as endorsed by the Heritage Council of NSW) and Liverpool City Council's policies. (f) Management of temporary events (Area B only): (i) Temporary use of a section of the Collingwood Precinct, temporary road closures and the installation of temporary buildings, structures, fencing, facilities, exhibitions, artworks, crowd control barriers, stages, lighting, sound and public address equipment and signage for a period not exceeding 3 months where Liverpool Council is satisfied that the activity will not affect critical views to and from Collingwood House or materially affect the heritage significance of the listed area as a whole or the area in which the temporary events are to be undertaken.	Dec 8 2006
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	SCHEDULE OF STANDARD EXEMPTIONS HERITAGE ACT 1977 Notice of Order Under Section 57 (2) of the Heritage Act 1977 I, the Minister for Planning, pursuant to subsection 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales, do by this Order: 1. revoke the Schedule of Exemptions to subsection 57(1) of the Heritage Act made under subsection 57(2) and published in the Government Gazette on 22 February 2008; and 2. grant standard exemptions from subsection 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977, described in the Schedule attached. FRANK SARTOR Minister for Planning Sydney, 11 July 2008 To view the schedule click on the Standard Exemptions for Works Requiring Heritage Council Approval link below.	Sep 5 2008

Standard exemptions for works requiring Heritage Council approval

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		01774	08 Dec 06	176	10721
Local Environmental Plan	Liverpool LEP 2008 Schedule 5	43	03 Feb 08
National Trust of Australia register		7071
Register of the National Estate	Nom. 20/12/1976.	003291	21 Mar 78	AHC

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written		1832	NSW Calendar and General Post Office Directory
Written	Casey & Lowe Archaeology & Heritage	2013	Archaeological Research Design - Section 60 Application - Collingwood House, Liverpool, NSW
Written	Casey & Lowe Associates, Archaeology & Heritage	1997	Archaeological Assessment Collingwood Liverpool
Written	Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners	2012	Schedule of Exterior Works - Collingwood, Liverpool - amended 28th May 2012
Written	Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners	2012	Schedule of Paint Colours - Exterior of Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
Written	Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners	2012	Schedule of Paint Colours - Interior of Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
Written	Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners	2012	Fireplace Schedule - Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
Written	Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners	2012	Window Schedule - Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
Written	Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners	2012	Door Schedule - Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
Written	Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners	2012	Schedule of Interior Works - Collingwood, Liverpool, amended 28th May 2012
Written	Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners	2012	Specification and Schedule of Works - of materials and workmanship for the conservation and repair of Collingwood
Written	Fletcher, Brian	1988	The Grand Parade - a history of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
Written	Gregory Burgess Architects; SGS Economics & Planning	2004	Collingwood House Precinct & Discovery Park Plan of Management & Master Plan - preliminary draft
Written	Liverpool City Council (based on Rappaport P/L 2007draft CMP & Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners, 2/08 review))	2008	Conservation Management Plan: Collingwood
Tourism	Liverpool Council	2007	Collingwood House	View detail
Tourism	Liverpool Museum	2007	Collingwood House	View detail
Written	Liverpool Regional Museum	2004	Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre - Liverpool Regional Museum - Collingwood House January - July 2004
Written	Lucas, Clive	2012	Letter titled 'Collingwood, Liverpool' dated 7 August 2012
Written	Musecape P/L	1998	Landscape Plan for 'Collingwood', Liverpool
Written	Raszewski, Christine	1997	Collingwood House, Liverpool, Previous Owners From 1804
Written	Robinsons, in association with Tucker & Co. P/L - NSW agents for Chateau Tanunda - the brandy of distinction (1962 brochure)	1962	Map no. 121 - Sydney & Environs - Historic Buildings and Landmarks

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Data source


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Name:	Heritage Office
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File number:	EF14/4901; 09/1435; S90/6616/9

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