[9] Furthermore, he encouraged the boys at the high school of which he was the headmaster to compete at sports.

[10] Vere Poulett-Harris left Tasmania to study medicine[11] but ended up working for a time as a bank clerk at Charters Towers before becoming a gold prospector.

[12] He wrote an account of the discovery of Corinthian which was published in a newspaper of the time.

He played cricket for the Wellington Club and was regarded as one of the most graceful batsmen in the State.

[11] His younger sister, Lily Poulett-Harris, founded women's cricket in Australia.