Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1899 (Esprios Classics)

William Henry Corfield (1843-1927) was a carrier publican storekeeper and politician in Queensland Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Deciding there was more money to be made servicing the goldfields than mining them Corfield established a carrying business in about 1868. Using bullock teams he transported goods from the coastal ports to the various Queensland goldfields. In 1878 he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law Robert Fitzmaurice to set up businesses in the new town of Winton in Western Queensland. They established the North Gregory Hotel and the Corfield and Fitzmaurice Store. When Fitzmaurice lost his sight in 1884 Corfield bought out his shares in the businesses and then sold the hotel but retained the store in partnership with W. M. Campbell.