James Cook, Australia

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 vandalised again before controversial ‘Australia Day’
A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before Australians celebrate their controversial “Australia Day” on Sunday.
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. The hand and nose of the statue of Cook, who charted Sydney’s coast in 1770,
Vandalism on Captain Cook statue slammed as 'barbaric' by passersby
The vandalism of a prominent Captain Cook statue in Sydney's eastern suburbs has been slammed as "barbaric" and "un-Australian". The statue in Randwick had its nose and hand broken off and red paint splashed over the pedestal overnight.
Captain Cook statue in Sydney's Randwick splashed with red paint ahead of Australia Day
A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney's east has been splashed with red paint and had the sandstone damaged for the second time in 12 months.
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.
Jacinta Price and Pauline Hanson call out Australia Day activists after Captain Cook statue vandalised in protest
Shadow minister for Indigenous Australians Jacinta Price and One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson have slammed the actions of activists after a Captain Cook statue was vandalised just days out from Australia Day.
Captain Cook Statue in Sydney Defaced Ahead of Australia’s National Day
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...
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.
Anzac memorial, statue, and citizenship ceremony targeted in latest Australia Day vandalism attack
It comes nearly 24 hours after vandals targeted the busts of former Australian prime ministers in Ballarat, along with defacing a prominent statue of Captain Cook in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
'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 ...
Iconic statue cut down in Melbourne tourist spot ahead of Australia Day
It comes nearly 24 hours after vandals targeted the busts of former Australian prime ministers in Ballarat, along with ...