Claim: Thomas Murray Hall is falsely thought to have came to Brisbane to open a branch of this agency and later became chairmen of the Sherwood Divisional Board (a former local government area of Queensland, Australia)
Evidence: In 1888 he came to Brisbane to open a branch of this agency, intending to remain here for only a short period but stayed in Brisbane permanently, and six years later sold out his interests in Sydney and devoted all his energies to his Brisbane business. In local government he became chairmen of the Sherwood Divisional Board, for three consecutive years.