Captain Cook, Sydney and Australia

Australia police launch investigation after statue of Captain Cook is vandalized in Sydney
Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found vandalized in Sydney.
Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day
Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 months that the statue in Sydney has been vandalised.
Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day
Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off
Historic Captain Cook statue vandalised again amid Australia Day controversy
A well-known statue of Captain James Cook was vandalized once again in 12 months ahead of the Australia Day weekend.As per BBC, the statue, which was first revealed in 1874 was defaced with red paint and physically damaged.
'Absolute mess': Captain Cook statue vandalised; heads of prime ministerial busts severed
It comes after the heads of two prime ministerial busts were severed and stolen in a regional Victorian city. A Captain Cook statue in Sydney's east has been vandalised for the second time in 12 months, while the heads of two prime ministerial busts have been severed in Victoria.
Captain Cook vandals roundly condemned (except by Greens, of course)
A Sydney Greens councillor says a statue of Captain Cook is a “painful reminder of the devastating impacts of colonialism” and has urged its council to “look at other options” after it was vandalised.
Sydney police investigate attack on statue of Captain Cook ahead of Australia Day
AUSTRALIAN police began an investigation yesterday after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered with red paint and disfigured. The attack took place ahead of Australia Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the British landing at Sydney Cove on January 26 1788.
Captain Cook statue defaced ahead of Australia Day
SYDNEY - A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia’s national day,
Captain Cook statue vandalised before Australia Day celebrations
A statue of James Cook, the captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, has been sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before the country’s national day...
‘Absolute mess’: Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day
The statue in Sydney’s east was splashed in red paint and had its hand and nose knocked off, the second time it has been defaced in 12 months.
James Cook Statue Vandalised Ahead Of Australian National Holiday
Vandals in Australia poured red paint over a statue of famed British explorer James Cook, officials said Friday ahead of large anti-colonial protests expected over the weekend.
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