Pin on James Cook
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.
The Big Captain Cook in Cairns
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". Key points: The statue has stood beside Sheridan Street in Cairns for almost 50 years It is making way for a James Cook University teaching hospital
The Big Captain Cook, Cairns Queensland Places
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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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.
James Cook University looks for new home for controversial Cairns Captain Cook statue The
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'.
Captain James Cook statue on Sheridan Street to relocate to Mount Molloy The Cairns Post
The gigantic Captain Cook statue has stood beside a busy Cairns street for almost 50 years A historian says the statue is based on an illustration of Cook gesturing at threatening Aboriginals An online petition calling for the statue to be removed has more than 10,000 signatures
Cairns Captain Cook statue Future of iconic structure in doubt The Courier Mail
May 28, 2022 - 12:41PM 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 Australians.
Captain Cook, Governor Macquarie Statue debate hits Australia Daily Telegraph
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
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Captain Cook statue Located in Cairns Queensland. From thi… Flickr
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
Cairns’ Captain Cook statue to move to ‘appropriate’ location, public submissions to open
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.
Controversial huge statue of Captain James Cook on the Captain Cook Highway in Cairns. It is set
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.
Big Statues Large Captain James Cook The Travel Tart Blog
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.
Cairns’ Captain Cook statue on Sheridan Street was a motel gimmick The Cairns Post
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.
Cairns’ Captain Cook statue on Sheridan Street was a motel gimmick The Cairns Post
641 Captain Cook Dr Seventeen Seventy, 4677 Australia -24.1599, 151.8829 View on Google Maps . Nearby. Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. 55.74 miles. Mystery Craters .. Statue of Maharaja Duleep Singh.
Tall story behind Captain Cook statue in Cairns Observer
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
