▁eager ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁and ▁railway ▁schemes ▁supporting ▁this , ▁he ▁question ed ▁the ▁un control led ▁Chinese ▁imm igration ▁( d uring ▁the ▁great ▁min ing ▁r ush ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁north ), ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁laws ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁environment ▁of ▁un control led ▁logging ▁and ▁def or est ation ▁and ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁sust ain able ▁forest ing . ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Premier ▁John ▁Douglas ▁( Que ens land ▁politician ) ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁government ▁en voy ▁for ▁New ▁Guinea ▁during ▁the ▁New ▁Guinea ▁gold - r ush ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea ▁was ▁later ▁a ▁frequent ▁subject ▁for ▁his ▁numerous ▁editor ial s . ▁ ▁Carl ▁Fe il berg ▁served ▁several ▁terms ▁as ▁president ▁for ▁Br is b ane ' s ▁f amed ▁literary ▁Johnson ian ▁Club . ▁ ▁Other ▁chair men ▁over ▁time ▁were ▁noted ▁Queensland ers ▁such ▁as ▁jur ist ▁Sir ▁Samuel ▁Griff ith , ▁politician ▁John ▁Douglas , ▁poet ▁James ▁Brun ton ▁Steph ens , ▁and ▁journalist ▁William ▁Senior ▁the ▁principal ▁short ▁hand ▁writer ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁' Red ▁Sp inner '. ▁ ▁The ▁latter ▁three ▁in ▁particular ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁close ▁friends ▁of ▁Fe il berg . ▁ ▁Human ▁rights ▁and ▁Ab original ▁people ▁ ▁Carl ▁Fe il berg ▁was ▁the ▁h ither to ▁anonymous ▁journalist , ▁editor ▁and ▁author ▁behind ▁the ▁Queensland er ''' s ▁newspaper ▁campaign ▁and ▁pam ph let ▁The