▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁political ▁comment ator , ▁author . ▁ ▁Natural ised ▁at ▁Rock ham pton ▁Court ▁House ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁Fe il berg ▁chose ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁Mary borough ▁where ▁in ▁August ▁he ▁comm enced ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁Initial ly ▁assist ing ▁Eb ene zer ▁Thor ne ▁on ▁his ▁newly ▁launched ▁three - week ly ▁W ide ▁Bay ▁and ▁Burn ett ▁News . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁lib el ▁cases ▁and ▁family ▁issues ▁Thor ne ▁sold ▁his ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁to ▁Carl ▁Fe il berg ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁editor ▁and ▁propriet or . ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁as ▁editor ▁supported ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁man hood ▁suff rage , ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁breaking ▁the ▁press ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁William ▁Henry ▁Wal sh . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁he ▁married ▁Tas man ian ▁born , ▁Clara ▁Smith ▁at ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Mary borough . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁engineer ▁and ▁propriet or ▁of ▁Kil k ivan ▁Mine , ▁Walter ▁Smith ▁and ▁Clara ▁Sus ann ah ▁Smith . ▁After ▁leaving ▁Mary borough ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Cou rier ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁comment ator , ▁leader ▁writer ▁as ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁its ▁ ▁week ly , ▁The ▁Queensland er , ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 0