Erected in 1879, the statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park bears an inscription that claims Cook “discovered” Australia. But those who oppose this monument say it ignores tens of ...

The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was erected in 1874 to memorialize where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners.

Police in Sydney are investigating after a statue of British explorer Captain James Cook was sprayed with red ... up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky ...

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 ...

This area also includes the Teesside landmark Roseberry Topping and the Captain Cook's monument in memory of explorer Captain James Cook.