[2] In May 1863 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Angas returned to South Australia on the steamer Pera, with their two infant children, and settled at the family estate "Collingrove", where Charles lived until 1870, when he was sent to England for schooling.
[3] The family was together in England when news of the death of Charles's grandfather George Fife Angas (1 May 1789 – 15 May 1879) was received, and they immediately returned to South Australia.
His father was a successful breeder of Merino and Lincoln sheep, Hackney ponies, and Shorthorn cattle, and Charles continued the tradition.
He was a member of the Children's Hospital board, and followed his father and grandfather as a generous financial supporter.
He coursed many greyhounds during his long association with the sport, and although his dogs never won the Waterloo Cup, they came second place on three occasions.