Many Australians still find it difficult to forget that terrible day in the late 1970s when Captain Cook's boots were stolen from "Captain Cook's Cottage" in the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne.
Australian's across the entire continent went into collective depression which only broke when it was announced that the captain's boots were returned several years later.
To commemorate the legacy of the captain's once stolen boots and the impact that they have on the national psyche a group of patriotic activists have taken actions to ensure that the pair will be appropriately memorialised as part of the 2024 Australia Day celebrations.
The Captain Cook Boots monument can now be viewed in the Catani Gardens in St Kilda where crowds of Australia Day enthusiasts are expected this weekend.
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Hans·
2 years ago
Wait. Isn't it called Nova Hollandia day? When did it change?
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Aussie History Teller·
2 years ago
Cook had boots of Spainish Leather when he posed for this statue. He got them when he stopped in the new city of Manila, the metropolis of pride in the new Spainish Colony of The Phillipines. Was said that when he leapt from the row boat in Botany Bay he was wearing them, and their splash scattered all the natives. Imagine, they were the first civilised pair of shoes to grace the turgid earth of what was to become sin-city Sydney.
Now every poof in Darlinghurst wears them! Oh how the mighty have fallen; both literally and metaphorically.
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Ludwig Van Camper·
2 years ago
Was Captain Cook ever promoted to Admiral Chef?
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Flagetlatiius Farctus·
2 years ago
The bad bits were fed to Admiral Tuna.
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Poofy Pete, Paddington·
2 years ago
@Aussie History Teller Well why shouldn't we wear them? They look dashing, and feel so good as you slip your lubricated foot into them.
I tell you I am sick of you squareheads and RWNJs trying to tell me how to live my life. How would you like it if I did the same? I tell you, your knackers would be worn out if I did.
