His father 's death the following next month left Clarke with little reason to remain in Australia .
Clarke continued to superintend convict labour and to survey the area around Hobart and design wharf accommodation , and became friends with William Denison .
His father 's death the following next month left Clarke with little reason to remain in Australia but he continued to superintend convict labour and to survey the area around Hobart and design wharf accommodation , and became friends with William Denison .