▁Col ling wood ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁James ▁Henry ▁At kin son ▁purchased ▁Col ling wood ▁Est ate ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁At kin son ▁was ▁a ▁w ool ▁and ▁produce ▁agent ▁with ▁a ▁stores ▁at ▁Circ ular ▁Qu ay , ▁an ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁politician . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Agricult ural ▁Society , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Royal ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁The ▁first ▁meeting ▁called ▁with ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁forming ▁this ▁Society ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Term inus ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁cha ired ▁by ▁At kin son . ▁Organ is ers ▁included ▁leading ▁sett lers ▁and ▁political ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁C umber land . ▁The ▁first ▁agricult ural ▁show ▁organ ised ▁by ▁this ▁Society ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Col ling wood ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁It ▁attract ed ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁cattle , ▁imported ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁colonial - bre d , ▁horses , ▁p igs , ▁sheep , ▁p oul try , ▁w ool ▁and ▁farm ▁produce . ▁In ▁addition , ▁farm ▁implements ▁of ▁" ster ling ▁utility " ▁were ▁displayed . ▁Many ▁" w ere ▁well ▁adapted " ▁to ▁local ▁circumstances ▁and ▁" dem on str ated ▁the ▁care ▁with ▁which ▁ing enu ity ▁had ▁been ▁applied ▁to ▁this ▁important ▁branch ▁of ▁science ". ▁ ▁At kin son ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁for ▁Central