 For many years he systematically planted seeds of "Acacia", and at the time of his death had contributed 13 papers to the Journal of the Royal Society with descriptions of 130 species, and he also did some papers on the eucalypts.As a member of the Royal Australian Historical Society his knowledge of surveying and bushcraft enabled him to throw light on the journeys of some of the early explorers.A paper on Exploration Beyond the Upper Nepean in 1798, was published separately as a pamphlet in 1920.