ONE of the famous Twelve Apostles collapsed

Aussie Falcon · 04-07-2005, 05:54 PM

One the 12 Apostles fell on the weekend:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...-28102,00.html

News.com.au photo:

I was only there a couple of weeks ago via the Great Ocean road. Sad to see it go, it doesn't quite look the same now.

EA2BA · 04-07-2005, 05:58 PM

Yup, time to go back and get updated photos before more dissapear.

galaxy xr8 · 04-07-2005, 06:01 PM

Yes would have been intreging to see her come down, but it was bound to happen sooner or later, just like it will with the other's.

Mike Gayner · 04-07-2005, 06:06 PM

Wow what a beautiful coastline in that second picture. There certainly is some magnificent scenery in Australia.

svo347 · 04-07-2005, 06:13 PM

Well it'll be called the 11 apostles now then ..

b2tf · 04-07-2005, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by svo347

Well it'll be called the 11 apostles now then ..

I think its actually down to 8.

Aussie Falcon · 04-07-2005, 06:19 PM

Apparently only 8 remain.

When London Bridge in Port Campbell colapsed in the early 90's my brother walked over that section only 4 days before it happen.

Mike Gayner · 04-07-2005, 06:42 PM

According to the article there have only ever been 9 of them, and now it's down to 8 (duh).

wulos · 04-07-2005, 08:04 PM

Nice shot out the window of the REX Chris. Sad to see a fallen apostle (though will happen to them all eventually)
I took the following down there in Feb/Mar when I was down for the FPV weekend (one of them taken from almost exact same angle as the one with the destroyed apostle)

05-07-2005, 01:38 AM

On the late news tonight they reported that it 'supposedly collapsed' due to a helicopter that had been in the area, shooting a movie.

I suppose the council needs to blame someone other than 'nature'

**Full Noise** · 05-07-2005, 01:50 AM

OK. Who through the stick of jelly from the observation deck?

Cheers, Danny

*Edit* Great pics fellas.

MITCHAY · 05-07-2005, 01:56 AM

Mm never been them before. Would have been awesome to see it go down. I have watched way too many action movies and love destruction.

Dodge · 05-07-2005, 08:05 AM

it fell down when my cobra jet backfired on that bend , causing a sonic wave crashing down that mass of rock LOL maybe bin laden is digging underneath it

MrQuan · 05-07-2005, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Falcon

When London Bridge in Port Campbell colapsed in the early 90's my brother walked over that section only 4 days before it happen.

So he's the culprit 'ey?!!

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LuvinmyEB · 05-07-2005, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Falcon

Apparently only 8 remain.

When London Bridge in Port Campbell colapsed in the early 90's my brother walked over that section only 4 days before it happen.

My mum was there the day before it collapsed and took a brilliant shot of it while it was still up. She also flew out of L.A. the day before the quakes hit back in the 90's.

We now issue warnings before she travels anywhere! :P

05-07-2005, 05:38 PM

I heard it's just construction work by the Bracks government. They couldn't figure out how to toll people for it so they're removing it.

Bossxr8 · 05-07-2005, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Gayner

According to the article there have only ever been 9 of them, and now it's down to 8 (duh).

Thats incorrect, there were only 9 that were visible from the look out (now 8), there are really about 13 or 14 of them in the same area, but not all are visble from viewing areas. They were originally just called the Apostles, but somehow they ended up being the 12 Apostles even though it could have been refered to as any number of them as there are over 30 of them along the coast.

Angry Beaver · 05-07-2005, 07:31 PM

I havent even had the chance to see any of them and I have been in melbourne Two years. One day I might get the chance.

bindi · 05-07-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LuvinmyEB

My mum was there the day before it collapsed and took a brilliant shot of it while it was still up. She also flew out of L.A. the day before the quakes hit back in the 90's.

We now issue warnings before she travels anywhere! :P

LOL

My mother-in-law went down there on Saturday (it collapsed Sunday) and took loads of piccies too, she prolly saw your mum there Nikki!

MrSparkle · 05-07-2005, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Pete

I heard it's just construction work by the Bracks government. They couldn't figure out how to toll people for it so they're removing it.

I thought it may have been demolished to make way for a new AquaSpeedCam™

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You know, Bracks and Co. always coming up with "revolutionary" ways to bend over the southern public!

Aussie Falcon · 05-07-2005, 11:05 PM

Actually the real reason it fell was I lean on it!

When we were there a few weeks back a friend of mine took a goofy photo of me leaning my elbow on the apostle that fell. They rechecked the photos that were taken on the day after they heard the news and it was emailed to me today.

And before you ask no chance in hell I'm posting it on the internet

BTW wulos cool photos also. It's a bit of pot luck to get decent lighting at this place as it takes the better part of a day to get there from Melbourne especially if you take lots of stops.

I had left the tripod in the car thinking I wouldn't need it, now I wish I brought it along to have taken some longer exposures. It was so cold that day I could only bare standing at the lookout for 10-15 minutes.

06-07-2005, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Falcon

When we were there a few weeks back a friend of mine took a goofy photo of me leaning my elbow on the apostle that fell.
And before you ask no chance in hell I'm posting it on the internet

Oh, come on, can't you photo shop a bag on your head?

**Full Noise** · 06-07-2005, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by xrgran

Oh, come on, can't you photo shop a bag on your head?

That comment is offensive and absolutely uncalled for, bloody funny though.

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Cheers, Danny

06-07-2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Thats incorrect, there were only 9 that were visible from the look out (now 8), there are really about 13 or 14 of them in the same area, but not all are visble from viewing areas. They were originally just called the Apostles, but somehow they ended up being the 12 Apostles even though it could have been refered to as any number of them as there are over 30 of them along the coast.

There is only 12 but most of them have collapsed over the years

Bossxr8 · 07-07-2005, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Whitty

There is only 12 but most of them have collapsed over the years

I quoted an article in the Geelong Advertiser, they researched it pretty thouroughly and they also had an aerial photo of the area with them all marked out.

09-07-2005, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Full Noise

That comment is offensive and absolutely uncalled for, bloody funny though.

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Cheers, Danny

umm, so they wouldn't recognise him

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**Full Noise** · 09-07-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by xrgran

On the late news tonight they reported that it 'supposedly collapsed' due to a helicopter that had been in the area, shooting a movie.

I suppose the council needs to blame someone other than 'nature'

Have you heard the latest theory, they think an alien tourist might have pushed it over. :hihi:

Cheers, Danny

Bossxr8 · 10-07-2005, 01:34 PM

Love the hand gesture on the alien.

galaxy xr8 · 10-07-2005, 09:22 PM

That little fella look's so familar, I think he came and visted me one night????.

**russellw** · 10-07-2005, 09:24 PM

Maybe we should just wait for the RVV (Revised Victorian Version) of the Holy Bible.

Not only will it contain only 8 apostles (thus making it somewhat shorter) but it could also contain such other revisions as ....

1. The Bracksy walking on water miracle.
2. Eddie Everywhere as John The Baptist anointing everyone as he goes about.
3. Peter Batchelor as the worker of the Speed Scamera miracle (or how one man managed to convince a believing public that the Monash cameras were fully functional).
4. A revised set of Commandments with Thou Shall Not Speed Even Slightly inserted.
5. Sydney and Brisbane as replacements for both Sodom and Gomorrah respectively.
6. Removal of Acts 1:14 where they were all in one Accord (it's a Honda and not made here).

Cheers
Russ