Thousands of dollars are being raised to stop a statue of William Crowther being removed from Franklin Square in Hobart. The decision to take away the statue is on hold after the community launched an appeal to save the historic monument. Mr Crowther served as Tasmania's premier in 1878. He was a prominent surgeon known for mutilating the corpse of Aboriginal man William Lanne, stealing his skull and sending it to London’s Royal College of Surgeons. Hobart City Council voted to remove the statue after long-term pressure from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. However, former Hobart councillor Jeff Briscoe is determined to save it after launching a GoFundMe campaign, aiming to raise more than $10,000 to fund the legal cost of an appeal.
Thousands of dollars are being raised to stop a statue of William Crowther being removed from Franklin Square in Hobart.
The decision to take away the statue is on hold after the community launched an appeal to save the historic monument. Mr Crowther served as Tasmania's premier in 1878. He was a prominent surgeon known for mutilating the corpse of Aboriginal man William Lanne, stealing his skull and sending it to London’s Royal College of Surgeons.
Hobart City Council voted to remove the statue after long-term pressure from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. However, former Hobart councillor Jeff Briscoe is determined to save it after launching a GoFundMe campaign, aiming to raise more than $10,000 to fund the legal cost of an appeal.
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