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Marysville Market Sunday 12th May

Bonnie Doon Local History Discovery Friday 24th May (7pm)

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Circus Olympia at the

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Friday 24th May (7.30pm), Saturday 25th May (2pm & 7.30pm), Sunday 26th May (1pm)

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Monday 10th June (Queens Birthday) Station Street, Alexandra

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Re-discovered

After three years of searching, Artworkz are happy to announce that Rubicon's Elephant Rock has been re-discovered by local resident Marcus Horn.

Chris Lees

John Horn

Ron Cooper

Marcus Horn

Cameraman David Hibbert

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Artworkz are pleased to announce that after nearly three years of searching,

involving many man-hours by numerous people (both in the field and behind

research desks), the long-lost Elephant Rock has been re-discovered!

On the 20th April 2013, local resident Marcus Horn (son of Rubicon identify John Horn)

re-discovered Elephant Rock. He did this in just two hours, during his first solo search. Marcus was

armed with an early version of our Artworkz 'Elephant Rock' Factsheet and two generations of local

knowledge. He was able to theorise its location and travel straight to its hidden resting spot.

Marcus and his father John first heard about Elephant Rock from local Eildon identity Allan Layton

just days before, when Allan had given them the Elephant Rock Factsheet, as he sought their help to

find the rock.

On Sunday 5th May, there was a verification expedition to the rock that included Marcus Horn, John

Horn, Ron Cooper, Chris Lees and myself (David Hibbert). We were able to photographically verify

the find. My wife (Debbie) who had always been central to the search, was unable to attend due to

injuries sustained during a fall the previous weekend, whilst in the bush looking for this big rock!

The rock's location cannot be disclosed for public safety reasons, as getting to and climbing the rock

are considered too dangerous. We have made the Department of Environment & Primary Industries

(DEPI) aware of this historic find and given them the position of the rock.

Elephant Rock circa 1911 before it fell from the history books. Photograph courtesy Sandra Cumming & Courtesy State Library Victoria . Photographer Lin Cumming.

In 2009, early images taken

by Australian Photographer

J.P. Campbell were scanned

by Artworkz, after local Rod

Falconer gave us access to

his Grandfathers collection.

Amongst these images were

two photographs of a rock

called Elephant Rock.

The mystery and search

had begun!

A further two early images

taken by local Alexandra

photographer and

businessman Lin Cumming

were uncovered after we met

his daughter Sandra

Cumming in 2010.

The rest is History!

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Artworkz are hopeful that one day

the rock may become part of a

beautiful bushland walk that may

include other natural features, though

we recognise that this is not currently

possible due to the high cost of

providing safe access to the area.

I would like to extend a big thanks to

the those who were involved in this

long journey. In rough order of

involvement, this includes:

Rod Falconer

Sandra Cumming

Debbie Hibbert

Lawrence Hood

Ron Cooper

Kelly Petersen

James Cowell

Chris Lees

Peter Tate

Brent Armstrong

Leisa Lees

James Cowell

Kathie Maynes

David Bowdern

John Steer

Allan Layton

John Horn

Marcus Horn

Artworkz Heritage Team.

The discovery has actually made

history in its own right and stands as

a tribute to those who cherish our

heritage. It further shows what can

be done when people work together.

I now look forward to getting into our next historic mystery challenge. It is on the Shire of

Murrindindi, it has been lost for over 120 years, it may be of importance to our expanding

nature based tourism platform, it is mysterious, and it is currently lost! It will take a team

effort, including lots of feet on the ground - to find this mysterious gem of nature!

We will have more for you - our eSplash readership - over the next few months.

David Hibbert

Artworkz Creator

Elephant Rock in 1911. Photograph courtesy Rod Falconer. Photographer J.P. Campbell 1911.

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(Bottom) Marcus Horn on top of Elephant Rock.

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Taken by

Marcus on

the day he

re-discovered

the rock.

The printed photo was taken circa 1911 and matches perfectly with the colour photo.

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Local Marcus

Horn discovered

the rock on

Saturday 20th

April 2013, after

hearing of its

existence only

The team worked well together, and this made the trip lots of fun.

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The bottom view - Ron Cooper under a section of Elephant Rock.

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Getting into the same position was not possible because of the dense growth.

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Black Spur Healesville

A George Rose Series Postcard showing a horse and cart with six people on board near Healesville on the Black Spur. Two under the canopy, and three adults and one child are visible at the front. Photographer George Rose was born in 1862 and was one of nine children. He married in 1887, and remarried in 1941 ten years after his first wife died. George died of colon cancer in 1842. This postcard was purchased on eBay and has now been returned to the community less than three weeks later.

HISTORIC SNAPSHOT

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Y o u r S u b m i s s i o n s w e l c o m e

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and David Hibbert

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Derek Falconer was a local Snobs Creek photographer who lived at Snobs Creek and worked at the Snobs Creek Fish Hatchery. Derek loved photography, and took a large number of photographic images that have now become part of our district's

historic records.

His Leica IIIc D.P.R. was built at Wetzlar, Germany. D.R.P. stands for Deutsches Reichspatent - the name for German patents before May 1945.

The Leica IIIc was built from 1940 to 1951

with a 35mm rangefinder. The shutter speed ranged from 1 to 1/500th of a

second. It was a very successful camera, with over 130,000 units being sold.

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HISTORIC CAMERA SERIES Built from 1940-1951

LEICA IIIC D.P.R. RANGEFINDER CAMERA

Ernst Leica build his Ernst Leica build his Ernst Leica build his fist camera at Wetzlar, fist camera at Wetzlar, fist camera at Wetzlar,

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functioning Rail Heritage Attraction.

Check the Timber Tramway Website for further

information and a list of the dates when this

historic attraction is open to the public.

ALEXANDRA TIMBER TRAMWAY & MUSEUM Sunday 26th May

ALEXANDRA TIMBER TRAMWAY & MUSEUM Sunday 9th June

(Alexandra Truck Ute & Rod Show in main street)

ALEXANDRA TIMBER TRAMWAY & MUSEUM Monday 10th June

(Queens Birthday)

ALEXANDRA TIMBER TRAMWAY & MUSEUM Sunday 23rd June

(Alexandra Station Birthday)

ALEXANDRA TIMBER TRAMWAY & MUSEUM Sunday 14th July

ALEXANDRA TIMBER TRAMWAY & MUSEUM Station Street, Alexandra 3714

Phone: 0427 509 988 Web: www.alexandratramway.org.au

I have no special

talent. I am only

passionately

curious. Albert

Einstein

Curiosity may have killed

the cat, but it took nine

times and even then he

died wiser and happier!

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On the 16th May, the historic Eildon St Paul's

Anglican Church was moved to the Eildon Visitor Information Centre, to

become a part of the new Eildon Museum. More next week...

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Z e b r a F i n c h Native Bird

FAMILY Estrildidae

The Zebra Finch is found in all

states of Australia (except

Tasmania). It grows to 12 cm

and feeds on grass seeds and

insects. It prefers bushlands,

woodlands and grasslands.

They are a social bird that live in

pairs and will often be found in

flocks of up to 100 birds. The

female alone selects her nesting

site but both birds care for the

birds once the eggs are laid.

TECHSPOT

Adobe upsets clients

Adobe Inc has upset some loyal customers by announcing that they will be moving to a subscription based model for most of their professional Graphical software products. What this essentially means is that you will rent their software monthly and never actually own it. Currently I only purchase every second release of their design suite, so based on their new subscription model, I would suffer a large financial loss over a three year period. The Adobe brand is taking flack from its customers on the internet news sites and forums, and their stock fell directly after the announcement. It is unsure if Adobe will back away from the strategy, though many will find it hard to pay for software that they will never own. Currently the most successful software model on the planet is one based around high quality cheap software that you buy and own. This strategy made successful by Apple is also used by Google and Microsoft via their App Stores. Many loyal supporters are saying they will move to competitor's products now, though these are sadly in short supply. Yesterday I purchased the last 'Pay-and-own' edition of the Adobe Creative Suite, and I will use this edition for as long as I can. Hopefully by then, an alternative will exist that I can move too. Sorry Adobe, but you have lost my heart! Even if Adobe does reverse its decision, it is evident to many that the current CEO cares less about loyal customers than all previous CEOs have. Many are calling for him to be sacked, and if shares continue to drop, shareholders will likely be amongst this group also!

1934 fashions, courtesy Margaret Nicholas.

USING VEHICLES TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

Courtesy Margaret Nicholas

To help support tourism and to remind locals of why we love our

amazing district, we will be endeavouring to release a free nature

desktop image each month. All images will be taken locally and

released freely by photographers who wish to share their skills

with the community. Click the image (right) for your download.

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