William Augustine O'Carroll
ca. 1831 — 16 May 1885
William Augustine O'Carroll (7‑54‑9)
William was born ca. 1831 in Cork, Ireland, the son of William O'Carroll, a sea captain. He brought his family to Brisbane in 1862 on the ship Chatsworth and was offered a job at the Queensland Daily Guardian after writing a series of letters to the editor of that newspaper. He rose to the position of editor of the Guardian before it was absorbed into the Courier in 1868. During his career he edited other newspapers including the Brisbane Courier and the Observer until his death on 16 May 1885 from complications from a cold.
Brisbane Courier staff standing in front of the Brisbane Courier office building in Brisbane, ca. 1880 . The Brisbane Courier office was located on the eastern corner of Charlotte and George street, Brisbane - State Library of Queensland