Captain James Cook statue on Sheridan Street to relocate to Mount Molloy The Cairns Post
The statue has been removed in a labor town (I must admit, my uncle was a red hot Cairns leftie). Have you noticed that Captain Cook's ship has also been removed (without consultation with the alumni) from James Cook University's crest? Yes, it was a done during a labor-appointed, undeserving, female vice chancellor's term of office.
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Captain Cook Statue Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Australia & Pacific Cairns You won't be able to miss this mammoth statue, one of Australia's most controversial 'Big Things'.
Cairns’ Captain Cook statue on Sheridan Street was a motel gimmick The Cairns Post
A statue to the town's namesake, Captain James Cook in Cooktown. Could the seven-metre version from Cairns end up in the historic Cook Shire town? Picture: Tourism and Events Queensland
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News Cairns Gone but not forgotten: A behind the scenes look at Cook's final adventure The colossal concrete statue of Captain James Cook has loomed large over Cairns and the imaginations of its inhabitants for the better part of 50 years. Yet within the space of a morning, he was gone. Matthew Newton 4 min read May 25, 2022 - 5:00AM
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The enormous statue, depicting an Australian explorer called Captain James Cook, was erected off the Cook Highway, Cairns, Queensland, in 1972. The sculpture once accompanied The Captain Cook Motel that has since been demolished, leaving the landmark standing lonely and the locals divided about its fate.
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9:50am May 30, 2022. The new owner of a controversial statue of Captain Cook in Cairns promises "it will stand again" after it came close to being bulldozed. The 10-metre statue has loomed over.
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April 10, 2021 - 5:00AM Cairns Eye Cairns Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News. A MAJOR healthcare win for the Cairns region has raised a sticky question: What to do with the humungous Captain Cook statue looming over the highway.
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Thousands call for Captain Cook statue to be REMOVED over his links to 'colonialism and genocide
For half a century, a giant statue of Captain James Cook has towered over Cairns, an Australian city where one in 10 people is Aboriginal. Now the monument to the British explorer has become the.
Controversial huge statue of Captain James Cook on the Captain Cook Highway in Cairns. It is set
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.
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Description: Painted concrete statue, 10 metres high. It is positioned on the opposite side of the road to number 225 Sheridan Street. History: Originally made to stand outside the Captain Cook Motel in the 1972. The motel has since been demolished. Approval for this giant construction was approved by the Council, when one of its officers didn't realise its dimensions had been given in.
Cairns Captain Cook statue Future of iconic structure in doubt The Courier Mail
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. Watch more on this story in the video above
Cairns’ Captain Cook statue on Sheridan Street was a motel gimmick The Cairns Post
The future of Cairns' controversial Captain Cook statue has been decided, months after James Cook University purchased the land on which it stands. Key points: The 50-year-old concrete Captain Cook statue was sold for an undisclosed sum, but if it crumbles when it's moved there will not be any refunds
James Cook University looks for new home for controversial Cairns Captain Cook statue The
The towering Captain Cook statue bordering one of Cairns' main drags has been a hotly contested talking point, if not an eyesore to many, since the early 1970s. Questions surrounding the statue's future have swelled in recent years, not least since James Cook University (JCU) bought the land it stands on earlier this year.
Captain James Cook statue’s new location in Mt Molloy under wraps The Cairns Post
James Cook University plans to build a teaching hospital on the surrounding land. (ABC Far North: Holly Richardson) Mr O'Shane says JCU should seek the input of Cairns' traditional owners, the Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji and Yirrganydji peoples, on what should replace the monument.