▁and ▁close ▁friends . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁of ▁a ▁pam ph let ▁ ▁Carl ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁pam ph let ▁played ▁a ▁cru cial ▁behind ▁the ▁scene ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁move ▁to ▁null ify ▁Queensland ' s ▁un il ater al ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁New ▁Guinea ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁act ively ▁used ▁by ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Gordon ▁( Ar thur ▁Hamilton - G ordon , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Stan more ▁ 1 8 2 9 – 1 9 1 2 ), ▁the ▁Ab orig ines ▁Prote ction ▁Society ▁and ▁others , ▁as ▁evidence ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁William ▁E wart ▁Glad stone ▁( 1 8 0 9 – 1 8 9 8 ) ▁and ▁his ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Col on ies , ▁Lord ▁Derby , ▁that ▁Queensland ▁was ▁utter ly ▁un fit ▁for ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁r uling ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁Carl ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁writ ings ▁and ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁are ▁now ▁frequently ▁c ited ▁in ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁document aries . ▁L ength y ▁quotes ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁books ▁dealing ▁generally ▁with ▁Queensland ' s ▁colonial ▁history , ▁such ▁as ▁Ross ▁Fitz ger ald ' s ▁From ▁the ▁Dream ing ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁and ▁W m . ▁Ross ▁John ston ' s ▁A ▁Document ary ▁History ▁of ▁Queensland ▁( 1 9 8