The Queensland Caesar - Sir Thomas McIlwraith  by Denver Beanland

Sir Thomas McIlwraith thundered across Queensland's political and business landscape for 30 years. The "three times Premier" took bold and audacious actions, and had the enregy and motivation to drive not only the colony's economic developments, but his own business enterprises.

He had a hand in - Old Cork Station, railways, the annexation of  New Guinea, McIlwraith McEacharn and Company, NAPCo (The North Australia Pastoral Company),  federation, mining  (See also www.oldcorkstation.info )