[4] He was an advocate of the "Education by Travel" scheme promoted by the Young Australia League and establish links between his school and King Island.

[7] At the 1975 election, Davies lost his seat to Liberal candidate Ray Groom in the landslide defeat of the Whitlam government.

[1] He was endorsed to re-contest his seat at the 1977 election, but withdrew his candidacy in April 1977 citing "personal reasons".

[2] He help organise annual woodchopping carnivals on King Island, which saw large numbers of visitors from Tasmania and Victoria.

[2] Davies died of a heart attack on 5 June 1980, aged 60, while on holiday in Hong Kong following a woodchopping tour to Indonesia.

[9] He was predeceased by his wife Jenny and survived by two children, including Glen Davies, who was a state MP.