Captain Cook and Queen Victoria statues vandalised on eve of Australia Day
A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook was sawn off the ankles and a statue of the UK s Queen Victoria was splattered with red paint in Melbourne early on Thursday on the eve of Australia s national day. The Cook memorial plinth in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda was also graffitied with the words of the colony will Cook s sawn off statue was placed on the ground in front of the monument. The statue was also doused in red paint in January 2022. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the worlds most freethinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independentlyminded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editori
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