In 1873 Daniel died in 1873 and in late 1875 Joseph's sons Arthur and Ernest, born in Fullarton, South Australia but educated in England, returned to Adelaide to help run the business.
The firm expanded, becoming one of the largest shipping agents in the colony, with massive warehouses in Port Adelaide[REF] and Port Augusta and Port Pirie, and branches in Broken Hill, Sydney and Melbourne as well as London.