. ▁ ▁G illes pie , ▁Samuel ▁and ▁Ash cro ft ▁ownership ▁ ▁James ▁G illes pie ▁purchased ▁Col ling wood ▁Est ate ▁( the ▁Hom est ead ▁and ▁und e velop ed ▁land ) ▁from ▁At kin son ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁G illes pie ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Margaret ▁and ▁his ▁three ▁children . ▁G illes pie ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁P aper ▁Company ▁purchased ▁ 8 ▁hect ares ▁( 2 0 ▁acres ) ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁banks ▁between ▁Col ling wood ▁House ▁and ▁At kin son ▁Street ▁from ▁G illes pie ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁Mach in ery ▁was ▁brought ▁from ▁England ▁and ▁paper ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁from ▁ra gs ▁and ▁re eds ▁from ▁the ▁Georges ▁River . ▁The ▁ra gs ▁collected ▁were ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁Col ling wood ▁fl our ▁mill . ▁The ▁factory ▁which ▁is ▁re put ed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁large ▁paper ▁mill ▁in ▁Australia ▁became ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁the ▁largest ▁employ er ▁of ▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁in ▁Liverpool . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Sa ul ▁Samuel ▁( 1 8 2 0 – 1 9 0 0 ) ▁purchased ▁Col ling wood ▁Est ate ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁Like ▁James ▁Henry ▁At kin son ▁he ▁bought ▁up ▁large ▁areas ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁cent red ▁around ▁the ▁old ▁Col ling wood ▁Est ate . ▁Sa ul ▁Samuel ▁was ▁a