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Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day


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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.

Australia Day is a national holiday that is held each year on 26 January - the anniversary of Britain's First Fleet landing at Sydney Cove in 1788. Many Indigenous Australians say the date causes them pain.

Councillor Carolyn Martin told Sydney radio station 2GB that the vandals had knocked off one hand and parts of the face and nose.

There are several Captain Cook statues across Australia, and others have also been vandalised on or around 26 January.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70qxq49ejlo

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That is not good captain James Cook was hero I remember going to the games cool Museum I did the schools when I was a primary school and he's got a hospital named after him in Middlesbrough because by Sister took her husband's air flows operation in 2019 but if both passed away now but he lived a lot he lived a lot longer and city would have but James Cook to me a man is a hero so I don't know why anybody should do something like that because it's not like because it's not nice because that is disrespectful

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All @Piney's_Little_Ninja Polynesian friends use to make "Cooking Cook" jokes but this is criminally too far. 

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7 hours ago, dream jo said:

That is not good captain James Cook was hero I remember going to the games cool Museum I did the schools when I was a primary school and he's got a hospital named after him in Middlesbrough because by Sister took her husband's air flows operation in 2019 but if both passed away now but he lived a lot he lived a lot longer and city would have but James Cook to me a man is a hero so I don't know why anybody should do something like that because it's not like because it's not nice because that is disrespectful

Some of the indigenous people over here have a problem with Cook, seeing him as the main guy who invaded and destroyed their culture. The problem is that most indigenous have English or other blood as well, including my mate who just gets on with life today. We can't change history. There is a good chance it was other trouble makers stirring up racism and not indigenous folk at all.

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13 hours ago, Piney said:

All @Piney's_Little_Ninja Polynesian friends use to make "Cooking Cook" jokes but this is criminally too far. 

Yeah, I think most decent folks know to draw the line before breaking stuff that doesn't belong to them.  

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7 hours ago, and-then said:

Yeah, I think most decent folks know to draw the line before breaking stuff that doesn't belong to them.  

Philly's Columbus statue never affected me like that.

I could care less. 😆

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16 hours ago, openozy said:

Some of the indigenous people over here have a problem with Cook, seeing him as the main guy who invaded and destroyed their culture. The problem is that most indigenous have English or other blood as well, including my mate who just gets on with life today. We can't change history. There is a good chance it was other trouble makers stirring up racism and not indigenous folk at all.

Trump did it.

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6 hours ago, joc said:

Trump did it.

I was not a Trump supporter but what I've seen over here and in the UK with immigration, I think we all need a Trump.

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6 hours ago, openozy said:

I was not a Trump supporter but what I've seen over here and in the UK with immigration, I think we all need a Trump.

Spud wants to be our Trump, he's not even our Grover Cleveland. 

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52 minutes ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said:

Spud wants to be our Trump, he's not even our Grover Cleveland. 

I guess that would be Deakin or Fisher or Menzies.

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3 hours ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said:

Spud wants to be our Trump, he's not even our Grover Cleveland. 

He has put in a lot of work and Albosleezy is ruining our way of life allowing certain types in huge numbers into the country.

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3 hours ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said:

Spud wants to be our Trump, he's not even our Grover Cleveland. 

He's not even a Cleveland Brown. 

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17 minutes ago, openozy said:

He has put in a lot of work and Albosleezy is ruining our way of life allowing certain types in huge numbers into the country.

He’s a former copper, from Queensland - look at the stuff that they pulled under Joh, those are the men who worked with and trained Spud. 

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This is journey of starship New Enterprise. 

To go boldly where no one has gone before.

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If Albo stays in, Sydney Harbour is going to look like the Ganges before long.

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18 hours ago, psyche101 said:

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LOL! Although maybe not as controversial as the time when PM Albanese attended Kyle Sandilands wedding...You know! The one with the convicted drug smuggler and celebrities...🤔 

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20 hours ago, psyche101 said:

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I can’t stand Albo, but Dutton is retarded. What a choice 

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20 hours ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said:

He’s a former copper, from Queensland - look at the stuff that they pulled under Joh, those are the men who worked with and trained Spud. 

He screwed and then married his best mates wife. What a guy to put your faith in

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On 1/25/2025 at 10:43 PM, Piney said:

Philly's Columbus statue never affected me like that.

I could care less. 😆

Don’t you guys have any Viking statues ?

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14 minutes ago, Unusual Tournament said:

He screwed and then married his best mates wife. What a guy to put your faith in

Common rumour up here is thar QPS campaigned hard to get Spud elected in order to get him out of the QPS ….

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2 hours ago, Meridian O said:

LOL! Although maybe not as controversial as the time when PM Albanese attended Kyle Sandilands wedding...You know! The one with the convicted drug smuggler and celebrities...🤔 

At least we didn't pay for him to do so. Through the nose at that. 

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2 hours ago, Unusual Tournament said:

I can’t stand Albo, but Dutton is retarded. What a choice 

Yep. 

Dutton is an anchor. Albos like a lost member of the three stooges.

Still, we look like Harvard University valedictorians next to American politicians.

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7 hours ago, Unusual Tournament said:

Don’t you guys have any Viking statues ?

We should!!! 🤔

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