He taught mathematics in Eaglesfield, and in 1871 opened a Church of England Grammar School in Grafton with Rev.
He worked as a minister in Casino, and was made deacon in 1876 and ordained in 1877, becoming the first incumbent of the new parish.
[1][2] Although he remained unmarried until his death, he legally adopted the orphaned children of another cleric who had died, and took charge of the welfare and education of the three sons of Albert Dhalke, who had been murdered, as well as finding them employment.
One of his adopted sons, Henry Newton, was educated in England and ordained to work with Frederick Newton in the Esk parish in Queensland; eventually becoming bishop of Carpentaria in 1915 and of New Guinea in 1922, and would write a booklet about the life of his adopted father with Robert L.
[1][2][3] Newton retired to Wollongbar where his brother lived, and died on April 23, 1926, at the age of 84.