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262: 250:" 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. 276: 226:
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 Sports Ground
Toowoomba
Coordinates
27°33′33″S 151°57′58″E / 27.55917°S 151.96611°E / -27.55917; 151.96611
Capacity
Queensland Country
NRC
Gold Coast Titans
NRL
Toowoomba Clydesdales
Queensland Cup
South West Queensland Thunder FC
Toowoomba
Queensland
Toowoomba CBD
Queens Park
Toowoomba East State School
Clive Berghofer
National Premier Leagues
South West Queensland Thunder
Gold Coast Titans
National Rugby League
rugby league
rugby union
football (soccer)
Brisbane Broncos
Melbourne Storm
Stephen Hagan
Edwin Stanley Brown
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