▁the ▁visit ing ▁" All ▁Black s " ▁in ▁what ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁games ▁of ▁rugby ▁league ▁football ▁ever ▁played ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Britain ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁K ang ar oo ▁tour ▁as ▁assistant ▁manager . ▁ ▁Before ▁that , ▁F i hel ly ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Pet rie ▁Terra ce ▁State ▁School ▁and ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁College , ▁Gregory ▁Terra ce , ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁as ▁a ▁te legraph ▁mess enger . ▁He ▁eventually ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Custom s . ▁ ▁F i hel ly ▁represented ▁Queensland ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 – 0 7 ▁against ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁F i hel ly ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Custom s ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁cl erk ▁in ▁its ▁State ▁office . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁F i hel ly ▁was ▁made ▁secretary ▁of ▁rail ways . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁Labor ▁member ▁for ▁P adding ton ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Queensland ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁held ▁several ▁minister ial ▁roles ▁including ▁Att orney - General ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁F i hel ly ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁c ere br al ▁th rom b osis ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March