 In 1882 he arrived in Queensland where he became the mine director and partner in Pajingo Station, Charters Towers.After spending time as a councilor at Charters Towers including two terms as mayor in 1898 and 1901, Paull, standing for the Oppositionists, won the seat of Charters Towers in 1905.He held the seat for two and a half years, being defeated in 1908.