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| Not the first time this Hudsons Circus clown has gone missing. It anonymously turned up at The Junktion, Bathuurst in 2020. IMAGE: Western Advocate, 2 March 2020 |
The Daily Telegraph, 2 June 2021:
Grafton has once again earned itself a spot in the coveted S--t Towns of Australia Power Rankings after someone stole a clown.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Last week visiting attraction Hudsons Circus raised the alarm that one of their promotional materials had been stolen.
“One of our 5m tall inflatable promo clowns and air blower has gone missing from Summerland Way, Grafton, overnight. The power lead going to the air blower has been cut off,” they wrote on their Facebook page.
“A police report has been made. If you have any information regarding this, please call Grafton police station or contact Policelink and send us a message.” News of the stolen clown soon reached the creators of Facebook page Sh*t Towns of Australia, who placed Grafton in the 10th spot in the latest top 10 Power Rankings list, and described the incident as “Gronks steal 5m inflatable clown from circus”.
Other towns to share the honour include Tennant Creek, NT, for a bloke getting his “head stuck under a security gate while trying to break into a bottle-o” and Mildura, Victoria, for a “woman charged with stealing 26 BBQ chickens”. The page, which has more than 50,000 followers, is well known for its savage, yet tongue-in-cheek articles describing various towns across Australia. In 2019 Grafton was pitted against Lismore, but ultimately lost the vote.
