The 1755 cottage relocated to Fitzroy Gardens was spray-painted, and a newly reinstalled statue damaged for a second time.

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.

A memorial for controversial colonial figure John Batman at Queen Victoria Market was also damaged in January. And a statue of Captain Cook was sawn off at the ankles while a monument to Queen ...