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Town & Country Journal, Week #102 - December 15, 2022

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Who is vying for this Jack Sullivan Cup on the 18th of inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame December?

What happened when the Warwick Friendly Society met recently? Gerard Walsh reports.

Carols hit the spot on the Downs Selina Venier

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t’s not in many places you’ll hear the local Mayor sing “Feliz Navidad” with the type of merriment that well suits this time of year. But that was the long-remembered tune of the night when Mayor Vic Pennisi took to the

microphone in Weeroona Park, Stanthorpe, on Friday 9th December. “He best not give up his day job,” a fellow parkgoer said to The Record, in jest, knowing full well that Mayor Pennisi delights in being among the people of the Southern Downs, also parkside in Warwick, for the same purpose, on 11th December.

After acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land in which we gathered, and paying respects to their present, past and emerging elders, Mayor Pennisi simply said, “What a crowd!” and gave his wishes for Christmastime before breaking into the traditional Spanish tune. Continued on page 5...

Day/night cricket on Saturday 16th December sports@thedailyjournal.ink

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he cricket match of the year is coming up with Stanthorpe at home to Warwick in a day/night Mitchell Shield game at C.F. White Oval in Stanthorpe on Saturday, December 17. The game will be the first day/night affair in shield history. It will be a play-off for the second spot in the final.After two rounds, Lockyer has secured one finals spot with

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two wins and Toowoomba are out of contention with no wins.Stanthorpe and Warwick each have a win. Two of the players to watch are Stanthorpe batsman Charlie Moncada who has played Brisbane A-grade cricket and Warwick all rounder and captain John Cleary. Moncada will play his first Mitchell Shield game of the season on Saturday. Cleary was the best player for his team last season and will be a threat to Stanthorpe with bat and ball. He has played for South Queensland County.

Two of the experienced players in the side are Stanthorpe batsman Jamie Carnell and Warwick paceman Chris Cantwell. Each team has one spinner, the home team has form leg spinner Brendon Barker and Warwick has young off spinner Sean Bryson. Warwick pair Harry Sandhu and Matt Higgins will debut on Saturday at Mitchell Shield level. The game starts at 2pm Saturday and will go to after 9pm if the full 100 overs are bowled.

TEAMS: Stanthorpe: Lachlan Pill, Sam Dowie, Jordan Lanza, Jamie Carnell, Charlie Moncada, Aiden Halford, Liam Lanza, Andrew Einam, Callum, Brendon Barker, Damian Anderson, Kailo. Warwick: John Cleary, Andrew Ryan, Chris Cantwell, Joe Morris, Sean Bryson, Mitch Darton, Tom Allison, Jack Ragh, Michael Bourke, Harry Sandhu, Matt Higgins.

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