During this busy period of Thynne's life he also represented Queensland at the 1891 federal convention, at the 1894 Colonial Conference held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and at the postal conference at Hobart, Tasmania in 1895, and at the Pacific Cable conference in 1895–6.
During this period of Thynne's life, he also represented Queensland at the 1891 federal convention, the 1894 Colonial Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and the postal conference in Hobart, Tasmania in 1895, as well as the Pacific Cable conference in 1895–6.