Claim: Within a few weeks of having arrived, his father died in Rockhampton; so, Parnell started work at a station in the St Lawrence, a small town and coastal locality in Queensland, Australia, and later managed a general store in Peak Downs.
Evidence: Within a few weeks of having arrived, his father died in Rockhampton. Parnell started work at a station in the St Lawrence area of Queensland and later managed a general store in Peak Downs. St Lawrence is a small town and coastal locality in Queensland, Australia.