▁Australia ▁and ▁invent ed ▁a ▁machine ▁for ▁removing ▁b urr s ▁from ▁fle e ce . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁complex ▁is ▁a ▁rare ▁example ▁of ▁modified ▁colonial ▁Georg ian ▁residence ▁that ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁domestic ▁colonial ▁architecture ▁and ▁its ▁adaptation ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁environment ▁from ▁the ▁earliest ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Mac qu arie ▁period ▁( 1 8 1 0 – 2 1 ) ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁houses ▁that ▁remain ▁from ▁the ▁Mac qu arie ▁period , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁examples ▁conform ing ▁to ▁the ▁strict ▁building ▁code ▁rel ating ▁to ▁materials , ▁form , ▁dimensions ▁and ▁sit ing ▁decre ed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Mac qu arie ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁The ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁exhib its ▁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 ▁illustr ative ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁standing ▁of ▁its ▁own ers ▁within ▁the ▁col ony , ▁their ▁resources , ▁and ▁the ▁g ente el ▁l ifest yle ▁to ▁which ▁they ▁asp ired . ▁ ▁Col ling wood ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : New ▁South ▁Wales