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Statue

Type - Statue
Captain Cook Statue Randwick
Monument of Lysicrates
Statue of Prince Albert
Statue of Queen Victoria, Druitt Street
Statue of Queen Victoria, Queens Square
Statue of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort

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Statue

Captain Cook Statue Randwick

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Statue of Captain James Cook RN that stands on the corner of Avoca and Belmore Streets, Randwick. Probably the first statue of James Cook to be erected in Australia, it was made by sculptor Walter McGill who was commissioned by Captain Thomas Watson to create the work in 1874 for a fee of 700 pounds. Carved from sandstone from Pyrmont, it stands at about 12 feet high, on a pedestal of simlar size. It was erected in front of Watson's residence, the former Star and Garter Inn, facing Botany Bay, the location of Cook's landing in 1770, and unveiled on 27 October 1874.

Monument of Lysicrates

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Large statue of Pyrmont sandstone which is an exact replica of that in ancient Athens in 334BC which was constructed as part of a dramatic prize.
Originally in the garden of James Martin's home Clarens at Potts Point, it was moved to the Botanic Garden in 1941 when the garden was requisitioned for a dry dock.

Statue of Prince Albert

Bronze statue of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, sculpted by English sculptor William Theed and shipped to Sydney where it was erected in Hyde Park and unveiled five years after Albert's death.

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Statue of Queen Victoria, Druitt Street

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Statue constructed and installed in Dublin, Ireland for 40 years before the changing political landscape saw her relocated to Sydney after many years in decay.

Statue of Queen Victoria, Queens Square

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Statue commissioned in London and installed in Queens Square in 1888 and seen as an idealised representation of the Queen later in life.

Statue of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort

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Statue of leading Sydney businessman in auctioneering and pastoral finance, owner of the largest commercial dry dock in Australia, a pioneer of frozen meat exports and a founder of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. It was created by sculptor Pierce Francis Connelly.