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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Captain Cook Statue was vandalised on Sunday morning, in which a pulley system was allegedly used to reach the nearly five metre tall statue. Picture: Damian Shaw A City of Sydney spokesperson ...

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 ...

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney's east has been vandalised for the second time in 12 months. NSW Police said officers were investigating after it was splashed with red paint and some of ...

Councillor Carolyn Martin told Sydney radio station 2GB that the vandals ... There are several Captain Cook statues across Australia, and others have also been vandalised on or around 26 January.

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, ...

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 ...