He won an international event in Berlin in 1912 and was reportedly presented with a silver cup by Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

[5] In 1909, reputedly at the instigation of Jack London whom he met in Tasmania, Brown undertook to walk overland from Bourke, New South Wales, through the Outback to Darwin.

[8] After returning to Melbourne he formed a syndicate to develop the project and floated the Mount Maroomba Proprietary Company.

[10] In 1922, Brown joined the staff of the newly created Sporting Globe as athletics editor.

[12] He was credited with reviving wrestling as a spectator sport in Melbourne, by encouraging Stadiums Limited to bring prominent American wrestlers on tour.

[13] His obituary in The Herald was written by C. J. Dennis, who observed that "probably no contemporary Australian had such a varied and picturesque career".