Former Tasmanian premier's statue chopped down in the night | ABC News
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Published 2024-05-15
Crowther, a surgeon before he became premier, mutilated and stole the head of Aboriginal man William Lanne in 1869.
Tasmania's Civil and Administrative Tribunal has upheld the council's decision last year to remove the statue.
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