[1] He was a student of fellow Australian composer Paolo Giorza[2] He was a visiting teacher of piano at Prince Alfred College .
[3] He succeeded T. H. Jones as organist for the Brougham Place Congregational Church, serving from 1902 to 1919, when he was followed by Frederick Bevan, then George Griffiths in 1931.
He began in 1912 the tradition of free Sunday morning organ recitals at the Adelaide Town Hall.
The appointment of his successor was attended by controversy: John Dempster was appointed without any competitive evaluation, and eminent musicians John Horner, Frederic Finlay and W. Lawrence Haggitt, who had all applied, signed a public letter airing their sense of injustice, clearly implying he was a poor choice.
Their family included: They had a home on Magill Road, Tranmere His sister Ada Knox (1875–1963) was a well-known singer who was frequently accompanied by her brother on piano.