2022年5月24日 · It has been a controversial sight in Far North Queensland for nearly 50 years, but an 8-metre-tall statue of Captain James Cook has now begun its "final tour". The statue beside the Cairns thoroughfare of Sheridan Street was taken down from its roadside perch at the northern entrance to the regional city on Tuesday.

2022年3月17日 · The eight-metre statue of James Cook, which has stood beside Sheridan Street for 50 years, will soon disappear from the site. Its new custodian is Martin Anton, the owner of a Far North Queensland ...

2021年12月4日 · Indigenous leaders have called for a giant statue of the British explorer to be torn down when construction begins on recently purchased land along the Captain Cook Highway.

2022年5月24日 · Since 1972, the almost 10-metre concrete statue of Captain James Cook has towered over Cairns. Today, it was pulled down. The statue towered over Sheridan Street, near the northern entrance to the tropical city but was removed today by its new owner, demolition contractor Martin Anton.

A statue of Captain Cook standing in central Cairns since 1972 has been removed from public view. The 10m concrete structure depicting the British explorer with his hand aloft has been described as a “symbol of colonialism and genocide” of Indigenous Australians.

2022年5月25日 · Dozens gathered at the site on Tuesday to witness history as the Captain Cook statue was brought down in a delicate operation to be relocated to a private property in the nearby Atherton...

2022年5月28日 · A controversial statue of Captain Cook has been removed after sparking outrage over the monument’s Nazi-like salute and for being a “symbol of colonialism and genocide” for Indigenous ...

2022年5月24日 · Far North Queensland’s most controversial tourist attraction has been moved from Cairns by its new owner, who purchased the statue of Captain James Cook for a dollar. The eight-meter-tall statue stood for almost 50 years on its perch on Sheridan Street.

2022年5月24日 · A controversial statue of British explorer Captain James Cook has stood nearly 10 metres tall in Far North Queensland for the best part of 50 years, until today. The statue was taken down after demolition company owner Martin Anton bought the figure in March for an undisclosed sum (later revealed as a solitary dollar), following calls for it to ...

2022年3月18日 · Cairns's controversial eight metre tall Captain Cook statue will soon be 'waving hello' - from a new location, if it doesn't fall to bits in the move.