alexander ferdinand "fred" matulick (july 1856 – 24 june 1937) was a boat builder and owner born in port elliot the son of a shipwright, worked in goolwa, building steamers "napier" 1874, "shannon" 1877, "victor" 1877 and "shamrock" 1884 and barge "laurel"; arrived in renmark in 1887, where he built the wooden bridge across the creek at renmark ave. (completed around 1892) and as partner in matulick and oliver ran a stone quarry, then morgan, where he built "pyap" 1897 and "ruby" 1908(?). he and brother francis joseph "frank" matulick (c. 1859 – 30 august 1939) built homes and offices: "olivewood" for charles chaffey and residence for colonel morant. his firm a. f. matulick and co. became matulick & jones around 1910. he married ann harper of meadows around 1878.