A statue of Captain Cook and his family's 18th century home have been vandalised in Fitzroy Gardens, in Melbourne's CBD. It follows a string of attacks targeting colonial figures, including a ...
including a statue of Captain James Cook that was cut at the ankles before it toppled in FitzRoy Gardens, near Cook’s namesake cottage in the heart of Melbourne, on February 27th. Another Cook s ...
The cottage was built in 1755 by the parents of Captain James Cook, while the statue was unveiled in 1974 and later donated to Fitzroy Gardens. More to come.