Truganini memorial at Bruny Island defaced with image of Captain Cook

Feb 20, 2021

It is an indication of the "underlying racism in this country" that a monument to famous Tasmanian Indigenous woman Truganini has been vandalised with an image of English explorer Captain James Cook, an Aboriginal community leader says.

The memorial to Truganini, a stone cairn with plaque and image, stands atop the popular lookout at The Neck, Bruny Island, in Tasmania's south-east.

It is believed sometime over the last few days, spray paint and a stencil were used to apply an image of Captain Cook's face to the stone column.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-...bruny/13175104