On the 24 March 1945 Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester officially opened the Captain Cook Dry Dock, Sydney. Artist Emerson Curtis was there to witness and this is a colourful ...

Police in Sydney are investigating after a statue of British explorer Captain James Cook was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national day. Police said several items ...

Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found ...

Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January, is a contentious holiday in the country as it is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney ... the heritage Captain Cook statue, ...

Captain Cook Statue in Sydney Defaced Ahead of Australia's National Day SYDNEY (Reuters) - A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - 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 ...

The statue was vandalised in a similar way in February last year. A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney's east has been vandalised for the second time in 12 months. NSW Police said officers ...