Robert Towns: Australian Hero Or Infamous Slave Trader? | Time Walks

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  • čas přidán 31. 03. 2022
  • Tony’s itchy feet take him to tropical Townsville. Plenty of war history here, but as usual, it’s the hidden history that uncovers the not-so-well-known side of a far North Queensland treasure. High-altitude graffiti, the invention of texting! Townsville will surprise you.
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Komentáře • 26

  • @RobynCoburn
    @RobynCoburn Před 2 lety +6

    My mother was a child in Townsville during WWII. Later moved to Brisbane.

  • @janetceniza8091
    @janetceniza8091 Před 2 lety +7

    Little old lady from Everett, Wash. U.S.A. In the local post office there are still spy windows all over inside so the postal inspectors can watch
    the ' little people ' working away.

  • @N_0968
    @N_0968 Před 2 lety +7

    More Tony, great!

  • @lilmissriss93
    @lilmissriss93 Před rokem

    I visited a friend in Townsville a couple of years ago and I was also shocked by the lack of people😳It felt so eery🥴

  • @mikeskelly2356
    @mikeskelly2356 Před 2 lety +2

    Looks like we've found where 'Simon Templar' has retired to...

    • @DickHolman
      @DickHolman Před 2 lety +1

      The Saint was my first thought! :)

  • @cherylcallahan5402
    @cherylcallahan5402 Před 2 lety +5

    *Absolute History Australian Robert Towns Australian hero or infamous slave trade appreciate your videos Listening 🌟 from Mass USA TYVM 💙 Robert*

  • @Thatlilmonkey-ng9il
    @Thatlilmonkey-ng9il Před 2 lety

    The best channel ever!!

  • @fmcgucket3076
    @fmcgucket3076 Před 2 lety +3

    Based Baldrick
    Edit: except when he said "japs," yikes

  • @eddiesroom1868
    @eddiesroom1868 Před 2 lety +2

    1:24 itchy feet, liver problem?

  • @Aquarium-Downunder
    @Aquarium-Downunder Před 10 měsíci

    Blacktown is in outer western Sydney, so you can't use that.
    Eddy Mabo will live for ever on the 2017 Australian 50 cent coin with QE2.

  • @AnnaAnna-uc2ff
    @AnnaAnna-uc2ff Před 2 lety +1

    Neat!

  • @Rainbowofthefallen
    @Rainbowofthefallen Před 2 lety

    Just Commenting for the algorithm 😃

  • @T.K.P.
    @T.K.P. Před 2 lety +1

    Hero

  • @janetceniza8091
    @janetceniza8091 Před 2 lety +1

    You can also pee on the sting, works in the Philippines.

  • @giselematthews7949
    @giselematthews7949 Před 2 lety +2

    Everytime I see Tony; I think of Blackadder.

  • @xxtuddlexx
    @xxtuddlexx Před 2 lety +1

    wagwan

  • @fancynancy845
    @fancynancy845 Před 2 lety

    Once again, I'm not doing this.

  • @MrSatyre1
    @MrSatyre1 Před 2 lety +9

    He can be both. Different times and different environments breed different morals. It was also two centuries ago. Let's move on, people.

    • @stagpie6449
      @stagpie6449 Před 2 lety +6

      Lmao slavery wasn't okay then either??

    • @fmcgucket3076
      @fmcgucket3076 Před 2 lety

      Agreed! Let's move on from glorifying some random white bastard with no connection to the city and come up with a more apt name.

    • @remigal899
      @remigal899 Před 2 lety +3

      Two centuries isn’t that long for actions to be excused or forgotten about. Humans had Morals in those times. How about you move on from the fact that We can never move on from this? Grow up. The only people he’s a hero to are those who weren’t affected by his egregious actions.