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A statue of Captain Cook has been vandalised in St Kilda, Melbourne, on the day before Australian Day. Thursday, January 25. 2018.
A statue of Captain Cook has been vandalised in St Kilda, Melbourne, on the day before Australian Day. Thursday, January 25. 2018. Source: AAP

A statue of Captain James Cook and a memorial to explorers Burke and Wills have been vandalised in Melbourne in the lead up to Australia Day.

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A statue of Captain James Cook and a memorial to explorers Burke and Wills have been vandalised in Melbourne in the lead up to Australia Day.

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