Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher. Annotated watercolour painting by Georg Forster, made during James Cook’s second voyage to explore the southern seas, 1772-75. Captain James Cook's ...

Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off ...

Sides’s latest effort, “The Wide Wide Sea,” is a gripping account of Captain James Cook’s final voyage. Cook is a controversial historical figure, especially in light of increasing ...

The statue in Sydney has been splashed with red paint and had its nose and hand ... The 18th Century collection including specimens from a Captain Cook voyage were saved by a lecturer.

The voyages of Captain James Cook delivered new and exciting scientific and geographical discoveries to the western world. "Natural Curiosities", such as rocks, plants and animals were obviously ...

NSW Police said officers were investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was splashed with red paint and had some of its sandstone damaged. The statue was vandalised in a similar way in ...

A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in a suburb ... In January 2024, a statue of Cook in Melbourne was doused in paint and sawn off at the ankles on the eve of Australia Day.