It was a throwback to another night more than 150 years ago, when Crowther allegedly broke into a morgue, sliced open an Aboriginal leader’s head and stole his skull - triggering a grim tussle ...

The council voted to remove the statue of William Crowther, who stole the skull of an Aboriginal man in 1869. For 133 years, a bronze statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther has stood ...