sparse development and complex history — the town of Captain Cook is where the famed English explorer met his end, allegedly giving the appellation of these so-called Sandwich Islands a newfound ...

The paint has since been cleaned off the cottage. The statue of Captain Cook also stands in the gardens and was damaged in attempts to cut off its head. The vandalism comes just two weeks after ...

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 ...

Police say vandals who used an angle grinder in an attempt to cut the head off a statue of Captain Cook in Fitzroy Gardens will be treated “as criminals” instead of protesters. Three alleged ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Captain Cook statue and cottage in Fitzroy Gardens have been vandalised again, less than two weeks after the statue was ...

Source: AAP / Diego Fedele Vandals trying to decapitate a statue of Captain Cook after sprawling graffiti on a two-century-old historical cottage his father built were scared away before they ...

Police were alerted by security patrols on Tuesday morning that the Captain Cook statue, located near Cook's cottage in Fitzroy Gardens, had been damaged overnight. The cottage was defaced with ...

Police are investigating an ­attempt to decapitate a Captain Cook statue in East Melbourne, saying those responsible will be treated as “criminals, not ­protesters”. Police said a security ...

Almost a year to the day since the statue of Captain Cook was toppled in Fitzroy Gardens, vandals have again attacked overnight. It was reinstalled earlier this month, and overnight, vandals ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Emergency services were called to the Captain Cook Hwy, between Holloways Beach and Yorkeys Knob about 11.15am on Monday following the single-vehicle ...