His adventures ranged from jackerooing and cattle droving to serving on a mounted patrol: he joined the last Mounted Police Patrol and trekked on horseback through 1100 kilometres of the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In the 1950s, he married, bought a  virgin scrub block in the Ninety Mile Desert of South Australia and for ten years, he and Margie developed a sheep farm.
His escapades encompassed various occupations, including ranch work and livestock management, as well as serving on a mounted security detail: he joined the final Mounted Police Patrol and rode horseback through 1100 kilometres of the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges in Western Australia's Kimberley region. In the 1950s, he married, purchased an undeveloped land parcel in South Australia's Ninety Mile Desert, and for ten years, he and Margie cultivated a sheep farm.