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Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. This was revamped, and renamed in honour of Arch Foley , a member of the 1918 Townsville representative team that travelled north to Cairns, and south throughout Central Queensland. He was a founding member of the Townsville Souths rugby league club, and with later Australian Prime Minister Arthur Fadden formed the North Queensland Rugby League in 1919 . In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calander. The Foley Shield continued to be held annually until the introduction of the state-wide Queensland Cup competition in 1996 . In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and it is currently contested by Cairns , Mackay and Townsville . In previous years it has also been contested by Ayr , Babinda , Burdekin, Eacham, Herbert River, Innisfail , Mount Isa , Tully and Whitsunday. RESULTS 2006 2005 2004 2003 Grand final results 1948-2005
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