Statue of skull-stealing Tasmanian premier to be removed

The statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther at Franklin Square in Hobart

The statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther at Franklin Square in Hobart Source: AAP / ANTHONY CORKE/AAPIMAGE

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The Hobart statue of a former Tasmanian premier, William Crowther, who in 1869, stole the skull of Aboriginal man William Lanne from a morgue and sent it to London, will be taken down by Hobart city council.

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