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 ...
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Historic Statues Vandalized Amid Australia Day Controversy
Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day protests. One of John Batman, linked to Indigenous ...
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Monument to ‘Melbourne founder’ toppled, Anzac memorial defaced on eve of Australia Day
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A monument memorialising Melbourne’s controversial founder, John Batman, has been toppled, an Anzac memorial covered in blood-red ...
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Monument to controversial ‘founder of Melbourne’ John Batman toppled on eve of Australia Day
A monument memorialising Melbourne’s controversial founder John Batman has been toppled on the eve of January 26. The bluestone monument, which sits next to the Queen Victoria Market site in ...
Night of vandalism in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day as Parkville Anzac memorial is covered in red paint and John Batman monument is damaged
An Anzac memorial in Melbourne has been vandalised ahead of Australia Day, while a monument to the founder of modern-day ...
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‘Horror’ as Anzac memorial defaced; John Batman statue cut in half by vandals
An Anzac memorial honouring fallen soldiers has been doused with red paint while a statue honouring John Batman has been destroyed and graffiti sprayed across a citizenship ceremony in the latest ...
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John Batman statue destroyed in Melbourne
Vandals ripped the John Batman monument from its plinth near Queen Victoria Market and seemingly sawed it in half. Crews arrived around 9:30am to remove the damaged statue using a crane and ...
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Melbourne memorials damaged as Victorian premier condemns 'senseless vandalism' ahead of Australia Day
A memorial for John Batman was vandalised in Melbourne overnight, along with an Anzac memorial in Parkville and an outdoor stage in Ringwood North. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says these acts ...