William Evans Ewing was raised in America, and selected land at Jimbour in 1910.
In 1920, the Ewings moved to Dalby and established a motor garage business in the building previously owned by Mr. W. Clarke. In 1928, Mr. Ewing undertook extensive renovations of the building in Cunningham Street.
William Ewing was also an Alderman on the Dalby Town Council in the late 1920s.