b'The Brisbane firm evolvesBeautiful weather and burgeoning agricultural industriesMagnus Jensen in 1893. The firms offices were initially particularly sugar drew an ever-increasing flow of peoplelocated on Queen Street. Rthnings son, Adalbert (Bert) and businesses north to Brisbane. As its population grewRthning, joined the partnership, and the firm moved to and economy expanded, Queensland was excised from Newoffices next to the Supreme Court of Queensland at 268 South Wales to become a separate colony in 1859, and theGeorge Street. When Jensen left the partnership in 1911, Municipality of Brisbane was proclaimed the new colonysRthning and his son merged with Feez & Baynes, another capital. The law firm started in Brisbane by Irish-born Robertfirm with strong German ties.Little in 1846 continued to prosper. By 1884 Littles firm was led by Heinrich Rthning, who at the age of eight hadFeez & Baynes was founded by Peter MacPherson,emigrated from Germany to Adelaide with his family. Hea Scottish solicitor who served as the solicitor for the started his working life as a bank teller and accountant forBrisbane Municipal Council for almost fifty years. After the Bank of Queensland before deciding to study law at thebeing admitted in Brisbane in 1865, MacPherson partnered age of thirty-one. first with Maurice Lyons, and later with William Miskin. In 1886 MacPherson & Miskin welcomed into the partnership An active member of the community, Rthning was aa recently admitted solicitor who had completed his articles regular commentator on legal, social and agricultural affairs.with MacPherson Adolph Feez.Not least among his legal commentaries was a review of the new Bills of Exchange Act enacted by the QueenslandFeez was the eldest son of German immigrant Albrecht Parliament in 1884. Rthning was also one of the trusteesFeez, one of the founders of Rockhampton. He began his of the Agricultural Bank of Queensland and a director ofprofessional life as a surveyor before studying law, inspired the Brisbane Newspaper Company. His personal businessby his grandfather, Justice Milford, the first resident judge interests included oversight of Rthning Works, a familyof the Supreme Court at Moreton Bay. company that manufactured household appliances.MacPherson Miskin & Feez was busy with banking and Rthning worked for a short time in partnership withinsolvency work during the economic collapse that began William Byram before forming Rthning & Jensen with From its earliest days, the Brisbane firm maintaineda close relationship with George Allens firm in Sydney,providing services to clients with operations in Queensland,such as the Bank of New South Wales.76'