GRAFTON, a city of Clarence county, New South Wales, lying on the Clarence river, at a distance of 45 m. from its mouth, m. N.E. of Sydney. Pop. (1933) 6,412. The city became a municipality in 185o. The river is navigable from the sea to the town for ships of moderate burden, and for small vessels to a point 35 m. beyond it. The entrance to the river has been artificially improved. Grafton is the seat of the Anglican joint-bishopric of Grafton and Armidale, and of a Roman Catholic bishopric created in 1888, both of which have cathedrals. Dairy-farming and sugar growing are important industries, and there are several sugar-mills in the neighbourhood. Tobacco, cereals and fruits are also grown. There is rail-connection with Brisbane, etc.