▁ ▁The ▁golf ▁course ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁appro val ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁re zone ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁resident ial ▁sub div ision . ▁A ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁sale ▁was ▁that ▁Col ling wood ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁City ▁Council ▁for ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁compet itive ▁golf ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Col ling wood ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Liverpool ▁City ▁Council ▁ownership ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 7 4 , ▁Col ling wood ▁House ▁(' Capt ain ▁B unker ' s ▁C ott age ') ▁was ▁restored ▁by ▁Heritage ▁Arch itect , ▁C live ▁Lucas ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 7 2 , 1 4 8 . 0 0 . ▁Works ▁included ▁a ▁re - created ▁garden ▁setting ▁( des igned ▁by ▁James ▁Broad b ent , ▁recogn ised ▁expert ▁in ▁colonial ▁gard ens , ▁from ▁the ▁Historic ▁H ouses ▁Trust , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁C live ▁Lucas ▁St ap leton ▁& ▁Part ners ) ▁within ▁a ▁larger , ▁park land ▁prec inct . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁everyone ▁including ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁of ▁Australia ▁( NS W ) ▁thought ▁' Capt ain ▁B unker ' s ▁C ott age ' ▁was ▁the ▁kitchen ▁block . ▁A ▁sub div ision ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁to ▁isol ate ▁this ▁building . ▁C live ▁Lucas ▁determined , ▁on ▁close ▁building ▁ins pection , ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁building ▁next ▁door ▁that ▁contained