In October 1878 Charles and his brother Herbert erected the first permanent building in the newly opened bush settlement of Stratford, a  site for which the first sections had been sold in August of that year. Herbert and another brother George ran a butchery in the nearby settlement of Inglewood, and together with Charles he established a similar operation at Stratford in conjunction with yet another brother, Oswald.
In October 1878, Charles and his brother Herbert constructed the first lasting structure in the newly opened bush community of Stratford, a location where the initial plots had been sold in August of that year. Herbert and another brother George operated a butcher shop in the nearby settlement of Inglewood, and together with Charles they established a similar enterprise at Stratford alongside yet another brother, Oswald.