Besides carrying out his professional work he had many other activities during his stay in Australia; during the summer of 1901–2 he had spent his vacation in Central Australia and made a journey around Lake Eyre.
Летом 1901—1902 года в Центральной Австралии проводились геологические исследования вокруг озера Эйр и отчеты были опубликованы в 1906 году под названием «The Dead Heart of Australia» (Мертвое сердце Австралии).