William Crowther’s Grandson on Aboriginals and his Grandfather

Facebook post – Councillor Zelinda Sherlock, 15 March 2023

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An archived video of Crowther’s grandson labelling Aboriginal women as: “…ugly wizened little apes…grotesque…and when it comes to that, there is not much hope for the survival of the type.” He talks about grave robbing and how he “…disgraced [himself]”.

He also asks to be taken “off record” when talking about the “ghoulish struggle” regarding William Lanne, and how he did not want his grandfather to be “…remembered by that incident.” Link to full documentary in the comments. This is for information and knowledge development, as a motion regarding the Crowther statue will be coming to Council.

*WARNING: “images and voices of long-deceased persons in this archival footage and photographs — may cause distress to Indigenous people and others. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following footage may contain images and voices of deceased persons.”