▁wh item an '. ▁ ▁Journal ism , ▁fiction ▁and ▁other ▁literary ▁contributions ▁Carl ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁main ▁strength ▁was ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁comment ator ▁and ▁leader - writer ▁for ▁amongst ▁others ▁the ▁W ide ▁Bay ▁and ▁Burn ett ▁News ▁( c . ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁unfortunately ▁no ▁issues ▁available ▁from ▁this ▁period ), ▁Cook town ▁Cou rier ▁( from ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 7 ), ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Patri ot ▁( from ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 9 ), ▁The ▁Br is b ane ▁Cou rier ▁and ▁its ▁week ly ▁the ▁Queensland er ▁( sp or ad ically ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁intens ively ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 9 – ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁& ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 3 – ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 7 ) ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁Arg us ▁( B ris b ane ▁correspond ent ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 – 1 8 8 2 , ▁sub - editor ▁on ▁amongst ▁others ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁Queensland ▁& ▁New ▁Guinea ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 3 ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁behind ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁column ▁of ▁the ▁' Pol it ical ▁Fro th ' ▁by ▁' the ▁Ab st ainer ' ▁and ▁the ▁column