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class="geo">-37.86397; 144.97156</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Statue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Captain_cook_statue_st_kilda.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Captain_cook_statue_st_kilda.jpg/220px-Captain_cook_statue_st_kilda.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Captain_cook_statue_st_kilda.jpg/330px-Captain_cook_statue_st_kilda.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Captain_cook_statue_st_kilda.jpg/440px-Captain_cook_statue_st_kilda.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>The statue in 2006.</figcaption></figure> <p>A statue of <a href="/wiki/James_Cook" title="James Cook">James Cook</a>, is located in the Royal Yacht Squadron Catani Gardens, <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda,_Victoria" title="St Kilda, Victoria">St Kilda</a>, Victoria, Australia. It was erected in 1914. It was removed from its plinth in an act of vandalism in 2024, on the eve of <a href="/wiki/Australia_Day" title="Australia Day">Australia Day</a>. </p><p>It was erected in 1914 by the St. Kilda Council to honour Cook who in 1770, <a href="/wiki/First_voyage_of_James_Cook" title="First voyage of James Cook">led a voyage with the first Europeans</a> to the east coast of Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-NatTrust_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatTrust-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2018, the statue has been physically targeted on dates near <a href="/wiki/Australia_Day" title="Australia Day">Australia Day</a> in late January.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCNews_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCNews-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, the statue was graffitied with the words "no pride".<sup id="cite_ref-BBCNews_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCNews-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An <a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_Australian_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Aboriginal Australian flag">Aboriginal Australian flag</a> was placed next to the statue.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCNews_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCNews-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, the statue was covered with red paint.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCNews_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCNews-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_James_Cook,_St_Kilda&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The statue is a replica of the statue of Cook on the West Cliff area of <a href="/wiki/Whitby" title="Whitby">Whitby</a>, in the English county of <a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire" title="North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a>. Cook was a native of Whitby.<sup id="cite_ref-NatTrust_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatTrust-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The statue was sculpted by <a href="/wiki/John_Tweed" title="John Tweed">John Tweed</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NatTrust_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatTrust-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a life-sized sculpture of Cook.<sup id="cite_ref-NatTrust_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatTrust-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is listed on the National Trust Database of Victoria.<sup id="cite_ref-NatTrust_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatTrust-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The entry on the database of the describes the monument as "a good example of early twentieth century British Edwardian academic memorial sculpture" although less important than the equestrian statue of <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a> by <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Bertram_Mackennal" class="mw-redirect" title="Edgar Bertram Mackennal">Edgar Bertram Mackennal</a> at <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Gardens" title="Queen Victoria Gardens">Queen Victoria Gardens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NatTrust_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatTrust-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2024_vandalism">2024 vandalism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_James_Cook,_St_Kilda&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2024 vandalism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2024, on the eve of <a href="/wiki/Australia_Day" title="Australia Day">Australia Day</a>, the statue was cut down at its ankles from its plinth in an act of vandalism.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCNews_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCNews-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The words "The colony will fall" were written on the plinth of the statue.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCNews_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCNews-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The statue of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> in <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Gardens" title="Queen Victoria Gardens">Queen Victoria Gardens</a> was also covered with red paint.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCNews_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCNews-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Victoria" title="Premier of Victoria">Premier of Victoria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacinta_Allan" title="Jacinta Allan">Jacinta Allan</a> said that there was "no place in our community" for the vandalism of both monuments. The mayor of <a href="/wiki/Port_Phillip" title="Port Phillip">Port Phillip</a>, Heather Cunsolo, said that she could not condone "the vandalism of a public asset where costs will be ultimately borne by ratepayers" but did understand the "diverse views surrounding Australia Day"<sup id="cite_ref-BBCNews_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCNews-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the day which commemorates the establishment of the colony of <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a>, not the voyages undertaken by Cook. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_James_Cook,_St_Kilda&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-NatTrust-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NatTrust_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NatTrust_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NatTrust_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NatTrust_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NatTrust_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NatTrust_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nattrust_result_detail/66406">"Captain Cook's Statue - Sir James Tweed"</a>. <i>vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="1769 transit of Venus observed from Tahiti">1769 transit of Venus observed from Tahiti</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_voyage_of_James_Cook" title="Second voyage of James Cook">Second voyage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_voyage_of_James_Cook" title="Third voyage of James Cook">Third voyage</a> (<a href="/wiki/Death_of_James_Cook" title="Death of James Cook">Death</a>)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Captainjamescookportrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Captainjamescookportrait.jpg/120px-Captainjamescookportrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Captainjamescookportrait.jpg/180px-Captainjamescookportrait.jpg 1.5x, 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title="HMS Pembroke (1757)">HMS <i>Pembroke</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Resolution_(1771)" title="HMS Resolution (1771)">HMS <i>Resolution</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Banks" title="Joseph Banks">Joseph Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Bayly_(astronomer)" title="William Bayly (astronomer)">William Bayly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Bligh" title="William Bligh">William Bligh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Buchan_(artist)" title="Alexander Buchan (artist)">Alexander Buchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Burney" title="James Burney">James Burney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Clerke" title="Charles Clerke">Charles Clerke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Colnett" title="James Colnett">James Colnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Dalrymple" title="Alexander Dalrymple">Alexander Dalrymple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georg_Forster" title="Georg Forster">Georg Forster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Reinhold_Forster" title="Johann Reinhold Forster">Johann Reinhold Forster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobias_Furneaux" title="Tobias Furneaux">Tobias Furneaux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gore_(Royal_Navy_officer,_died_1790)" title="John Gore (Royal Navy officer, died 1790)">John Gore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Green_(astronomer)" title="Charles Green (astronomer)">Charles Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Hickes" title="Zachary Hickes">Zachary Hickes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_King_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="James King (Royal Navy officer)">James King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ledyard" title="John Ledyard">John Ledyard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Nelson_(botanical_collector)" title="David Nelson (botanical collector)">David Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omai" title="Omai">Omai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Palliser" title="Hugh Palliser">Hugh Palliser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Parkinson" title="Sydney Parkinson">Sydney Parkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Portlock" title="Nathaniel Portlock">Nathaniel Portlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Riou" title="Edward Riou">Edward Riou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Roberts_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Henry Roberts (Royal Navy officer)">Henry Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Samwell" title="David Samwell">David Samwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Solander" title="Daniel Solander">Daniel Solander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herman_Sp%C3%B6ring_Jr." title="Herman Spöring Jr.">Herman Spöring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Taylor_(Royal_Navy_officer,_born_1760)" title="William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760)">William Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Trevenen" title="James Trevenen">James Trevenen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Wales_(astronomer)" title="William Wales (astronomer)">William Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Watts_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="John Watts (Royal Navy officer)">John Watts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Webber" title="John Webber">John Webber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Willis_(sailor)" title="Thomas Willis (sailor)">Thomas Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artworks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Death_of_Captain_James_Cook_(Zoffany)" title="The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany)">Zoffany's <i>Death of Cook</i></a></li> <li>Statues <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_James_Cook_(Anchorage,_Alaska)" title="Statue of James Cook (Anchorage, Alaska)">Anchorage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_James_Cook,_Christchurch" title="Statue of James Cook, Christchurch">Christchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Captain_James_Cook,_The_Mall" title="Statue of Captain James Cook, The Mall">The Mall, London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_James_Cook,_Fitzroy_Gardens" title="Statue of James Cook, Fitzroy Gardens">Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">St Kilda, Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_James_Cook,_Hyde_Park" title="Statue of James Cook, Hyde Park">Hyde Park, Sydney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_James_Cook_(Victoria,_British_Columbia)" title="Statue of James Cook (Victoria, British Columbia)">Victoria</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Sesquicentennial_half_dollar" title="Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar">Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/An_Account_of_the_Voyages" title="An Account of the Voyages">An Account of the Voyages</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Journal_of_a_Voyage_to_the_South_Seas" title="A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas">A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Characteres_generum_plantarum" title="Characteres generum plantarum">Characteres generum plantarum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Voyage_Round_the_World" title="A Voyage Round the World">A Voyage Round the World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Observations_Made_During_a_Voyage_Round_the_World" title="Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World">Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_catalogue_of_the_different_specimens_of_cloth_collected_in_the_three_voyages_of_Captain_Cook,_to_the_Southern_Hemisphere" title="A catalogue of the different specimens of cloth collected in the three voyages of Captain Cook, to the Southern Hemisphere">A catalogue of the different specimens of cloth collected in the three voyages of Captain Cook, to the Southern Hemisphere</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Captain_Cook_Birthplace_Museum" title="Captain Cook Birthplace Museum">Birthplace Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooks%27_Cottage" title="Cooks' Cottage">Cooks' Cottage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Cook_Collection:_Australian_Museum" title="James Cook Collection: Australian Museum">James Cook Collection:</a> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Museum" title="Australian Museum">Australian Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captain_Cook_Memorial_Museum" title="Captain Cook Memorial Museum">Memorial Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puhi_Kai_Iti_/_Cook_Landing_Site" title="Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site">Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Island,_Tierra_del_Fuego" title="Cook Island, Tierra del Fuego">Cook Island</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Depictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Stormy_Was_the_Weather" title="Stormy Was the Weather">Stormy Was the Weather</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Voyage_on_a_Dinner_Table" title="Voyage on a Dinner Table">Voyage on a Dinner Table</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_James_Cook_(miniseries)" title="Captain James Cook (miniseries)">Captain James Cook</a></i> (1986)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output 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