At the time of his death he was vice-president of the New South Wales Institute of Journalists. He had been preparing A History of Australian Literature for some years before his death, but this was never published. Many of his papers are at the Mitchell library, Sydney.
At the time of his passing, he held the position of vice-president at the New South Wales Institute of Journalists. He had been working on A History of Australian Literature for several years prior to his death, but it was never released. Many of his papers are housed at the Mitchell library in Sydney.