MCC may rename Lord's Warner Stand because of slavery links
The family of Sir Pelham Warner, whom the stand is named after, earned wealth through sugar plantations in the Caribbean which were farmed by slaves from Africa
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The family of Sir Pelham Warner, whom the stand is named after, earned wealth through sugar plantations in the Caribbean which were farmed by slaves from Africa
The generosity of spirit shown by NZ, Canada, Finland and some other countries towards their indigenous peoples shows that it is possible to both recognise them and listen to their voices. You open your ears and your heart. Not in Australia, apparently.
What events happened on 23 October in history? Dominic Sandbrook rounds up the events, births and deaths…
Residents would gather for race days, fundraising balls, sports days, Christmas parties and weddings. Now a virtual ghost town with a population of only three, Cooladdi, 825km west of Brisbane, still has its own postcode. It also has a railway siding and a hall as well as a roadhouse where its residents run the post office, general store, pub, restaurant and accommodation. In its heyday as a rail centre between Charleville and Quilpie, Cooladdi had 270 residents. There was a school, post office, police station, and a hall, as well as a butchery, boarding house and store. The Foxtrap Road...
Residents would gather for race days, fundraising balls, sports days, Christmas parties and weddings. Now a virtual ghost town with a population of only three, Cooladdi, 825km west of Brisbane, still has its own postcode. It also has a railway siding and a hall as well as a roadhouse where its residents run the post office, general store, pub, restaurant and accommodation. In its heyday as a rail centre between Charleville and Quilpie, Cooladdi had 270 residents. There was a school, post office, police station, and a hall, as well as a butchery, boarding house and store. The Foxtrap Road...