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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 ...
The Independent11d
Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day
The council said they were actioning plans to clean and restore the statue. Several of Cook’s statues in Australia have been damaged amid an ongoing debate about his legacy and the impact of ...
The Straits Times11d
Captain Cook statue in Sydney defaced ahead of Australia’s national 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 ...
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Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day
Works to repair and restore it were completed a month later. There are several Captain Cook statues across Australia, and others have also been vandalised on or around 26 January. In 2024 ...
AOL11d
Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day
A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in a suburb of Sydney has been vandalised ahead of Australia Day, the second such incident in as many years. New South Wales Police said they were ...
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Captain Cook statue in Australia defaced ahead of ‘Invasion 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 ...