Queensland to rename ‘racist’ mountains

Mount Jim Crow and Mount Wheeler to revert to traditional Aborigine names

Mount Wheeler
Mount Wheeler, one of the two peaks to be renamed by the Queensland state government
(Image credit: Google Street View)

Queensland is to rename two mountains following sustained pressure from Aborigine campaigners.

Mount Jim Crow and Mount Wheeler, on Australia’s east coast, are to revert to the traditional names used by the indigenous Darumbal people before the arrival of European colonists.

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