Both in the official biography and in Sturt's own account of the journey to central Australia, there are many references to Browne's ability as an explorer and his loyalty to Sturt, who probably owed his life to him. He afterwards became a highly successful pastoralist and held an enormous amount of land in South Australia.
In both the official biography and Sturt's account of the journey to central Australia, Browne is described as an explorer with exceptional skills and loyalty towards Sturt, who might have been saved by him. Subsequently, he became a highly successful rancher with significant land holdings in South Australia.