William Lanne

Colonial-era William Crowther statue to be removed from Hobart’s Franklin Square, in an Australian first

jane2023-09-20T11:18:57+10:00September 20th, 2023|

First Nation campaigns over many years have led to a Hobart City Council planning committee vote in favour of the removal of statue of William Crowther, Tasmanian Premier from 1878–1879. Crowther, who was a surgeon as well as a politician, cut off and stole the skull of William Lane, replacing [...]

Council to remove statue in reconciliation move

jane2022-08-16T10:04:40+10:00August 16th, 2022|

A small step to reconciliation’: Hobart council to remove statue of William Crowther who stole Aboriginal skull from morgue Former Tasmanian premier, William Crowther, mutilated the body of William Lanne in 1869 and sent his skull to the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Statue of former Tasmanian [...]