They were hospitably treated by Wilfrid Kent Hughes of "Avenel", Robe Terrace, North Adelaide, where Nora's second child was born, but died in August.
He bought a block at Kanmantoo, on which he planted a vineyard and started making wine, his "St. George claret" having a good reputation.
He purchased a large run on the Blyth Plains, part of which he subdivided and leased to farmers, the balance being stocked with sheep, or sown with wheat.
[8] In September 1878 Young was elected a member of the Legislative Council but resigned in June 1880 to take a trip to England.
He was a member of the Education Board, the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and the Aborigines' Friends' Association.