▁writing ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf ▁during ▁my ▁residence ▁in ▁Queensland .' ▁Indeed , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁fairly ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁polit ically ▁ex iled ▁or ▁finally ▁decided ▁to ▁ex ile ▁himself ▁from ▁Queensland ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁in ▁time . ▁Yet ▁he ▁‘ was ▁never ▁phys ically ▁a ▁robust ▁man ’ , ▁ ▁as ▁one ▁ob itu ary ▁stated . ▁The ▁ill ness ▁that ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place ▁remained ▁d orm ant ▁and ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁proved ▁fatal ▁for ▁him . ▁The ▁‘ cl imate ’ ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁‘ did ▁not ▁suit ▁him ’ , ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁said , ▁what ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁cold ▁was ▁to ▁rev ive ▁his ▁old ▁a il ment ▁and ▁his ▁days ▁were ▁number ed ▁by ▁mid - 1 8 8 3 . ▁He ▁gave ▁in ▁to ▁an ▁offer ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Br is b ane ▁in ▁July ▁to ▁subsequently ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁New sp aper ▁Company ▁( B ris b ane ▁Cou rier ▁and ▁its ▁week ly ▁The ▁Queensland er , ▁now ▁The ▁Cou rier - Mail ) ▁in ▁September ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁remained ▁fully ▁active ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁' C lar av ille ' ▁in ▁Cord elia ▁Street ▁South ▁Br is b ane ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁R ather ▁par ado x ically ▁for ▁a ▁person ▁who