In 1917 he lived at Warren and had 2514 acres, 9 horses and 654 sheep.In 1929 he moved to Girilambone and bought "Lucknow" from Heckendorf,about 8000 acres. He visited N.Z. and took a lot of photographs, waskeen on books, health foods and carpentry. He was killed by a tramin Sydney, where he had gone to get a new hearing aid. Before leavingNyngan he had made a will leaving "Lucknow" to his nephew H.R.S. and
was to sign it on his return from Sydney.