▁Black ett ' s ▁deb ts ▁ ▁An ▁ins ol ven cy ▁invent ory ▁indicates ▁that ▁by ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁Col ling wood ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁rooms . ▁The ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁furn iture ▁suggest ▁a ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁g ente el ▁privile ge . ▁There ▁was ▁furn iture ▁for ▁a ▁drawing ▁room , ▁a ▁d ining ▁room , ▁and ▁another ▁room ▁that ▁was ▁possibly ▁a ▁parl our , ▁and ▁three ▁bed rooms . ▁ ▁Gordon ▁and ▁At kin son ▁ownership ▁ ▁Samuel ▁De ane ▁Gordon ▁purchased ▁Col ling wood ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁for ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds . ▁Gordon ▁was ▁a ▁wealth y ▁merchant ▁who ▁owned ▁large ▁stores ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Liverpool . ▁He ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁his ▁merc ant ile ▁and ▁past oral ▁activities ▁despite ▁the ▁economic ▁decl ine ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁conv ict ▁system ▁in ▁NS W . ▁Gordon ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁Coun c ill or ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁Gordon ▁did ▁not ▁live ▁at ▁Col ling wood . ▁He ▁r ented ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁grounds ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁Gordon ▁sold ▁his ▁Liverpool ▁store ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁and ▁later ▁sold