 He was, with Philip H. Burden and E. Jones, a tenant of Samuel R. and John H. Kearne's property "Oaklands" (now the suburbs of Oaklands Park and Warradale).Also in 1858 Barrow left the "Register" to become editor, manager and co-founder of "The South Australian Advertiser", whose first issue appeared on 12 July 1858.The first number of the "Weekly Chronicle" came out five days later, and in 1863 the "Express" was started as an evening paper.