[1] William Campbell then travelled to New South Wales where he wrote and sketched for a number of newspapers.

[1] In the early 1870s, William Campbell arrived in Blackall, Queensland, where he joined Mr Monahan in establishing a newspaper, The Western Champion.

However, Mr Monahan retired soon after and William Campbell continued to run the newspaper on his own until 1879, when he was joined by the James brothers from Cooktown.

[1] The death of Francis Reid Murphy created a by-election in the Queensland electoral district of Barcoo on 5 March 1892.

[5][6] William Campbell died on 17 June 1919 at his home Craignish, Barcaldine, Queensland aged 72 years 11 months.

He had been ill for about two years prior to his death, suffering from asthma contracted in Clermont which weakened his heart.