 Frank sailed for Brisbane in late 1865 as did his father who resigned from Somerset to return to Rockhampton.Frank, however, maintained ownership of the Point Vallack and Lockerbie cattle stations and returned to the area in early 1866.He soon discovered that the local resident Aboriginal population resented the loss of their lands to his cattle stations and on a number of occasions in 1866 they attempted to burn down the structures and also speared dozens of livestock.