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Ancient and Honorable Guild of Australian Town Criers

Coverage of Ancient and Honorable Guild of Australian Town Criers in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 23 · 08:09 UTCMost recent: Jun 23 · 08:09 UTC
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Joseph McGrail-Bateupperson1Guinness World Recordsorganization1Annalisa Flanaganperson1Canberraplace1
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  • WORLDJun 23 · 08:09 UTCWTOP DC
    Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world’s loudest person at 122.4 decibels

    Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the loudest person after shouting 'now' at 122.4 decibels, surpassing the previous record of 121.7 dB set by Annalisa Flanagan in 1994. The record was achieved in a Canberra radio studio and is part of his role as the official town crier of Canberra.