He contributed prose and verse to numerous English and Australian journals and newspapers, and published a collection of essays, The Magic Carpet in 1932.
[4] [9] YOU who have lov'd will remember The sound of their farewell cheers Soothing, but never arresting, The march of your natural fears: You who have lov'd will remember The glow of their glad young years, As you stand to-day to salute them — In silence, with pride and with tears.
Out of the peace of the dawning Into a fury of flame, Up thro' the Valley of Shadow To the light of the world they came, And bright on the roll of the nations, Broad on the banner of fame, With the opulent blood of their youth-time They painted Australia's name.
ALL men are free and equal born Before the Law!’ So runs the worn And specious, lying, parrot-cry.
There toils the sweated slave, forlorn; There weeps the babe with hunger torn; Dear God!
Thou heritress of storied name and deed, As thou hast pluck’d, so oft, from cumb’ring weed The fragrant flow’rs of Freedom and Romance, So shalt thou seize to-day the fateful chance That comes to thee in this thy hour of need, When once again thy sacred frontiers bleed Beneath the thrust of the Invader’s lance.
For, with the hour, hath also come again The pure and splendid spirit of the Maid To nerve they sons and wipe away thy tears, Till, sanctified by Sorrow, purged by pain, Thou shalt arise, unfettered, unafraid, And walk in honour down the deathless years.
[14][15] At the Sydney Dawn Service in 2014 the poem "Salute" was recited by the Minister for Veterans Affairs, Victor Dominello.