▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Cook town ▁Cou rier ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Hans ard ▁sh orth and ▁writer ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁part ▁propriet or ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Patri ot / D aily ▁News ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁early ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁From ▁there ▁on ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁key ▁political ▁comment ator ▁and ▁leader ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Cou rier ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland er ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁sub - editor ▁on ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Arg us ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Cou rier ▁and ▁its ▁week ly ▁the ▁Queensland er ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁Fe il berg ▁addition ally ▁wrote ▁many ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁sketch es ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁dream s ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁colon ists . ▁His ▁journal ism ▁covered ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁subjects ▁amongst ▁which ▁parliament ary ▁business , ▁railway ▁and ▁settlement ▁policy , ▁fin ance ▁and ▁economic ▁policy ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁rights , ▁took ▁a ▁prominent ▁position . ▁Bey ond ▁being ▁addition ally ▁a ▁har sh ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Kan aka ▁trade ▁( see ▁below ), ▁he ▁was ▁an