▁C umber land ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁He ▁bought ▁Col ling wood ▁as ▁an ▁invest ment ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁proposed ▁southern ▁railway ▁line ▁from ▁Par ram atta ▁to ▁Liverpool . ▁The ▁coming ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁generated ▁new ▁indust ries ▁and ▁activities ▁cent red ▁around ▁Col ling wood . ▁At kin son ▁built ▁a ▁private ▁s iding ▁to ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁industrial ▁area ▁near ▁Black ett ' s ▁Col ling wood ▁Fl our ▁Mill . ▁ ▁At kin son ▁developed ▁the ▁estate ▁as ▁a ▁dep ot ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁past oral ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁produce . ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁railway ▁store , ▁an ▁ab atto ir , ▁stock ▁and ▁sales ▁yards . ▁So on ▁after , ▁a ▁w ool w ash ▁and ▁F ell m ong ery ▁( for ▁t anning ▁h ides ▁and ▁pel ts ) ▁and ▁paper ▁mill ▁were ▁built . ▁At kin son ▁planned ▁to ▁develop ▁an ▁industrial ▁estate ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁English ▁mill - town ▁model . ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁terra ce - style ▁workers ▁c ott ages ▁in ▁Nag le ▁Street ▁( then ▁called ▁Col ling wood ▁Street ). ▁During ▁At kin son ' s ▁ownership ▁Col ling wood ▁was ▁extens ively ▁ref urb ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁The ▁second ▁store y , ▁ver and ah s ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁kitchen ▁block ▁were ▁added ▁at