4/2/2024 0 Comments Here ye here ye![]() ![]() I spoke to Graham Keating, the town crier currently employed by the City of Sydney to perform civic duties. Unbeknownst to many, a dedicated guild on Australian soil keeps the town crier memory alive and aims to revolutionise its role to cater to modern audiences. Town crying was a radio in an ancient world where print media was light-years away and education a privilege only afforded to the nobility.Ĭonsidering the extent of technological developments since then, it appears the need for a town crier has dissolved just like the structures of feudalism itself. A British man proclaiming feudal titles and taxation schemes, his face covered with a long scroll of parchment, his audience a host of disgruntled, illiterate citizens. ![]() If I asked you to imagine a town crier, you would conjure a Medieval-esque image. ![]()
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