In Auckland they formed a company with William Hill and leased the Theatre Royal to present Shakespeare and other classics.
He moved to Melbourne, where he was joint manager of the Theatre Royal with Richard Stewart, Coppin and John Hennings.
He retired for a year, during which time he managed the Essendon Dramatic Club, a prominent member of which was Robert P. Whitworth (died 31 March 1901).
[8] He moved to Wagga in 1885 and became proprietor and licensee of the Commercial Hotel (later Romano's) on the corner of Fitzmaurice and Little Gurwood streets, making valuable additions to the property.
Besides his interest in the hotel, Bellair owned considerable rental property nearby: five two-storey dwellings on Gurwood Street.