He built a forty-room mansion called Sutherland House in 1868 at Sylvania, on the bank of Gwawley Bay.

The Princes Highway became the main thoroughfare through Sutherland, linking Sydney to the Illawarra region.

In 1897, land was set aside west of Sutherland station for a denominational cemetery, as an alternative to a site at Kurnell, which would have required a long branch line.

A single track line 822 metres (2,697 ft) long was constructed next to the station and opened on 13 June 1900.

The first funeral had taken place earlier that year, with the casket arriving by train from Mortuary station in the city.

[7] Sutherland station is a junction on the Illawarra railway line of the Sydney Trains network.

An F6 extension has been proposed for many years, which would link Sutherland to the Captain Cook Bridge via Miranda and onto the Southern Cross Drive via Brighton-Le-Sands.

Along the river, a cleared area was created as a recreational park, with facilities for boating and fishing.