 As well as helping on the Wall family farms around Stoney Creek, Wall acted as a Commission Agent for selectors in the district.This led him to become involved in the Land Law Reform Movement and he attended the Land Law Reform Conference in Sydney in October 1882 in which he played a significant role along with other prominent members in the movement like Edward O’Sullivan and John Gale.After his election to the NSW Parliament he also worked to 'pave the way' for a Mining on Private Property Bill for NSW, as existed in Victoria.