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  • "Some absolute legend has taken down the Crowther statue with an Ankle Grinder (new name all tradies must use from now on.)

    No it wasn’t me, I had plans to but the heart attack put that on the back foot."

    May 15, 2024

  • There is quite a bit of background to this: https://tasmaniantimes.com/tag/william-crowther.

    TLDR: Crowther, a Premier of the state of Tasmania, was a grave robber of Aboriginal remains including those of William Lanney, known as King Billy. WL was effectively the last remaining Aboriginal leader who had grown up in pre-colonial Tasmania. Crowther cut his head off and preserved it in rum, then sent it back to England for a museum collection. He also removed and used WL's scrotum as a tobacco pouch.

    May 15, 2024