brownlow then travelled to australia to work for j. c. williamson, appearing in the 1894 production of "ma mie rosette", with nellie stewart and in an 1895 revival of "h.m.s. pinafore" in sydney. in 1900, he appeared in both sydney and melbourne in "h.m.s. pinafore", "the pirates of penzance", "iolanthe", and "the gondoliers" as giuseppe. in 1900 he also played the sultan in arthur sullivan's "the rose of persia" and played abercoed in "florodora". he also played the title role in "the mikado" and appeared in "a trip to chinatown". in 1902, brownlow was injured by falling through a door and recovered substantial damages.