[2] From 1868 he held a position in the Treasury at Sydney; he later became Secretary to the Forest Department of New South Wales.
[2] For several years Holdsworth was the Honorary Secretary of the Athenaeum Club of Sydney.
He also held the position of editor of the Illustrated Sydney News for a considerable time.
He also wrote a "Brief History of Australia," and a large number of poems, articles, and tales for current journals and reviews.
[2] Holdsworth died in Woollahra, New South Wales on 19 January 1902, survived by his wife, Charlotte Emily (née Atkins),[1] whom he wed in Sydney in October 1869,[2] and by his only son.