Australia, Captain James Cook and Sydney

Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day
Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off
Sydney police investigate attack on statue of Captain Cook ahead of Australia Day
AUSTRALIAN police began an investigation yesterday after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered with red paint and disfigured. The attack took place ahead of Australia Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the British landing at Sydney Cove on January 26 1788.
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.
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. New South Wales police said it received reports of a vandalised statue in Sydney’s Eastern Beaches at Randwick on Friday morning and that officers had seized “a number of items” at the scene.
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,
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An angry culture war surrounds Australia Day
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Australia was not invaded
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JENI O’DOWD: Australia Day doesn’t have to divide us. It’s time to shift our approach entirely
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