Captain Cook Statue Sawn Off at the Ankles by Anti-Australia Day Protestors

Published on January 25, 2024

A statue of Captain Cook in Melbourne has been hacked down, and a statue of Queen Victoria has been defaced, on the eve of Australia Day. Both incidents occurred on the morning of Jan. 25. “Members of the public reported the Captain Cook Memorial in Jacka Boulevard had been vandalised about 3.30 a.m.,” a Victoria Police spokesperson told The Epoch Times in a statement. “It is understood the statue was sawn off at the ankles. “Several people were seen loitering in the area around the time of the incident.” A screen grab taken on Jan. 25, 2024 shows the Captain Cook memorial statue in St Kilda on the group after it was sliced off at the ankles at around 3:30am. The incident occurred the day before Australia Day. (AAP Image/Supplied by Channel Nine) Protestors also graffitied, “The colony will fall,” with red paint on the stone underneath the statue....

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