Nudes, prudes and a love triangle: the hunt for Adelaide’s most scandalous Stobie pole
Forty years on from its lavish unveiling and mysterious disappearance, the search is on for the power pole painted by an Archibald winner that marked a South Australian cultural shiftGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe great Clifton Pugh Stobie pole scandal began on a winter’s day in 1984 against the backdrop of a rollicking party.At a hair salon in suburban Adelaide, a robot trundled around delivering drinks. Bodybuilders – men and women in s