established board of trade and arbitration. He gave much study to the problems to be dealt with and carried out his work with conspicuous fairness. He, however, felt the strain very much and died suddenly on 9 February 1928. Legacy Gillies was accorded a State funeral which took place from St Andrew's Presbyterian Church to his burial place at Toowong Cemetery. The Gillies Highway in Far North Queensland was named after William Neil Gillies as he founded the Main Roads Board, which subsequently became the Department of Main Roads (now part of the Department of Transport and Main Roads). References External links 1868 births 1928 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Australian people of Scottish descent Premiers of Queensland Deputy Premiers of Queensland Burials at Toowong Cemetery Treasurers of Queensland