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Mr Ledger's alpacas and llamas at Sophienburg, the seat of Mr. Atkinson, New South Wales c1859

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(Published Illustrated London News, 14 December 1861)

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Liverpool

South-western suburb based around the town founded by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810, which remained a satellite town of Sydney until suburban development incorporated it into the city in the mid-twentieth century.

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Sophienburg

House and estate on the Georges River near Liverpool, now Casula. Owned between about 1844 and 1854 by Thomas Holt who renamed it in honour of his German born wife, it was originally called Narrawa by owner George Muckle. It was subsequently purchased by James Atkinson who combined it with his neighbouring estate Collingwood.

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Collingwood House and estate

Estate and house at Liverpool on the Georges River. Also known as Bunker's Cottage or Bunker' Farm, the house was built around 1810. Modified several times, it remains an important example of the transition of the area from an agricultural estate to an industrial estate during the nineteenth century. It is the fourth oldest surviving house in Australia.

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Casula

South-western residential suburb named after the homestead of early settler Richard Guise. A riot by troops at Casula camp in 1916 led to the introduction of 6 o'clock closing for hotels.

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