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251: 239:" as offensive and embarked on a ten-year campaign to have the stand renamed, while those opposed to the renaming said that Brown's nickname could not be a racial slur as Brown was a fair-skinned man of European descent. While Hagan's court battles were ultimately unsuccessful, the name was not used again when the stand was demolished as part of the stadium's upgrades. 265: 215:
and includes lights which are up to National Rugby League standard. The recently upgraded grandstand includes undercover seating for 2,300. It has the capacity to hold 9,000 people officially; however, the largest crowd is estimated to be 10,000 which occurred during a 2004 NRL pre-season game
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in 1999 noticed a sign declaring the name of the E. S. "Nigger" Brown Stand, named after the 1920s rugby league player
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It was renamed to reflect the home club's major sponsor, philanthropist property developer and former local Mayor
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have played pre-season games here since 2014 and in 2018 hosted the first ever
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The stadium became the scene of controversy when indigenous activist
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who was also known as "Nigger" Brown. Hagan regarded the word "
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Toowoomba
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27°33′33″S 151°57′58″E / 27.55917°S 151.96611°E / -27.55917; 151.96611
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