Flinders Cat — Attraction in Sydney

Statue of Matthew Flinders outside the Mitchell Wing of the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. You can see also his cat Trim, visible on the windowledge behind.The kitten followed Matthew's cartography works. According to Wikipedia: Trim was born in 1799 aboard the ship HMS Reliance on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Botany Bay. The kitten fell overboard, but managed to swim back to the vessel and climb aboard by scaling a rope; taking note of his strong survival instinct and intelligence, Flinders and the crew made him...

"And for thy affectionate master and friend, he promises thee, if ever he shall have the happiness to enjoy repose in his native country, under a thatched cottage surrounded by half an acre of land, to erect in the most retired corner a monument to perpetuate thy memory and record thy uncommon merits." -...

It's touted as one of the must visit points of interest in Sydney, but it's just a statue of a cat, which you can't get close to. It's interesting reading the back stories, but you only need to go there and spend 10 or so minutes on your way to somewhere else, say the...