▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁James ▁Henry ▁At kin son , ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁estate ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁was ▁a ▁w ool ▁merchant , ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁politician . ▁At kin son ▁was ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁for ▁Central ▁C umber land ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁At kin son ▁spec ulated ▁and ▁capital ised ▁on ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁railway , ▁developing ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁Est ate ▁as ▁a ▁dep ot ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁past oral ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁produce . ▁At kin son ▁developed ▁Col ling wood ▁as ▁an ▁industrial ▁estate ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁English ▁mill - town ▁model . ▁Sir ▁Sa ul ▁Samuel ▁( 1 8 2 0 – 1 9 0 0 ) ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁estate ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁was ▁a ▁business man ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁Parliament ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Samuel ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Jewish ▁Mag istr ate , ▁Parliament arian ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁in ▁NS W . ▁Samuel ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁appointed ▁Agent - General ▁in ▁London . ▁Samuel ▁expanded ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁Indust rial ▁area . ▁He ▁developed ▁the ▁most ▁advanced ▁w ool ▁was hing ▁processes ▁in