‘Severed head’ of King George V statue shows up at Kneecap gig in Australia
The ‘missing head’ from Melbourne’s statue of King George V appears to have turned up on stage during a recent Kneecap concert in the city. The statue was ‘beheaded’ in June 2024 and police in ...
How King George V’s head ended up on a barbecue
Monarchs strive to make their mark on history, but King George V could never have imagined that, almost 90 years after his ...
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John Batman statue destroyed in Melbourne
A statue honouring the founder of modern-day Melbourne has been destroyed in the early hours of Saturday morning. Vandals ripped the John Batman monument from its plinth near Queen Victoria Market ...
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Irish rap group Kneecap face police probe as vandalised King George statue's 'missing head' appears on stage at Melbourne gig months after it was targeted in anti-colonial protests
Last year the statue in Melbourne of British naval officer James Cook, who in 1770 charted Sydney's coast, was sawn off at the ankles, while a monument of Queen Victoria in the city's Queen ...
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Stolen statue head of King George V makes surprise appearance at Kneecap gig in Melbourne
In a statement, Victoria Police said the investigation into the damage caused to the statue is ongoing. "Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives continue to investigate damage to a statue in ...
A Special St. Patrick’s Day Guest: the Head of King George V
At its show in Australia this weekend, the raucously political rap trio Kneecap brought what appeared to be the missing head ...
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Captain Cook cottage and statue vandalised for a second time in Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne
The City of Melbourne has confirmed the statue had only been returned to ... A memorial for controversial colonial figure John Batman at Queen Victoria Market was also damaged in January.