Encyclopedia > William Gillies (Australian politician)
William Neil Gillies (1868-1928 was Premier of Queensland from 26 February to 22 October1925 for the Australian Labor Party. 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Governor HE Ms Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Area 1,852,642 km² (2st) - Land 1,730,648 km² - Water 121,994 km² (6. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...
Hon Ted Theodore Edward Granville Theodore (29 December 1884 - 28 February 1950), Australian politician, was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the second son of a Romanian immigrant called Basil Teodorescu. ... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... William McCormack (1879-1947), was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 1925 to 1929. ...
Gillies had the reputation of being shrewd and hardheaded, but he does not appear to have tried to check the extravagance of the time, and must take his share of the blame for the long period of depression that began in the early eighteen-nineties.
Gillies was educated at local schools and in 1882 went with his parents to the Richmond River country.
Gillies was a good type of politician, honest and hardworking, who did sound work for his party and his country.