Cocks Pioneer Ponds, c. 1930s. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17,284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25,000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64 397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mining, gold, tin, gold mining, tin mining, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado

Black & white photograph of a bride. She is wearing a long, white dress with a lace panel starting at about knee length. The bodice is lace and the dress has elbow length sleeves. She has elbow length gloves with a bracelet on her right arm. She has a long veil with embroidery at the lower edge. Her bouquet with it's large white bow is on a pedestal in front of her. Photo is mounted on white cardboard.The Muntz Studio, Puckle St., Moonee Pondsphoto, individual, wedding, foster & wilson collection, photograph

Colour photograph. This item and all other Darebin Parklands Association archival material is now held by State Library Victoria (Accession No: YMS 13746). Please contact State Library Victoria if access is required.Annotated on back [Darebin Park - big pond]

Appears in newspaper article dated December 17, 1932.4 staff members seated beside the lily pond.On reverse, "Geo Russ, Hilda Kirkhope, A.W. Jessep, Andy McEwan (sic)."staff, lily pond, geo russ, hilda kirkhope, a.w. jessep, andy mcewan (sic), luffmann ponds, any mcewin

Cocks Pioneer Ponds from Monument Hill. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17,284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25,000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64,397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mining, gold, tin, hydraulic, sluicing, gold mining, tin mining, monument hill, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado

Coloured photo of Lower Pond at Bellbird Dell, South Vermont.bellbird dell

Rectangular beaten copper dish. Design with pond, flowers and ducks.dishes

Water lilies reputedly planted by Mrs Horsfield of Lakes Entrance Garden Club.Colour photograph of the lily pond near the railway trestle bridge at Stoney Creek, shows a pond covered with lily leaves and flower buds, surrounded by scrubby bushland. Nowa Nowa Victoriavegetation

Colour photograph. This item and all other Darebin Parklands Association archival material is now held by State Library Victoria (Accession No: YMS 13746). Please contact State Library Victoria if access is required.Annotation on back [Darebin Park - making big pond]

C Rankins Almond Orchard & Cocks Pioneer Pond, 1930s. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2 500 000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17 284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25 000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1 935 900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64 397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mines, mining, farms, farming, almonds, sluicing, rankins, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado

Alice Blanch Chehovski was born in Queensland to a Russian mother and Polish father. When her father died leaving three small children to bring up on her own, her took them back to Russia to visit her own parents. In the following fateful year, Stalin came into power and the family was trapped by Russia closing its borders. At the age of twenty three, 1944, Alice entered Moscow's Institute of Decorative Arts and Applied Arts to study ceramics. Neither the subject of ceramics nor the academic drawing in fine pencil inspired her. At that time Moscow was surrounded by German troops, Russian culture was inhibited by the war and generally speaking it was not the time for arts. Alice said 'My soul and my hands were needed as a volunteer, to help the wounded soldiers survive'. Alice struggled through a lifetime of hardship and triumph before returning to her native land of Australia in 1981 at the age of 60.This lithographic print is one of a set of ten produced at Dunmoochin at the time of Clifton Pugh.Lithographic print in black and white depicting bushland and a pond reflecting light.Bottom left of print: ed. no. '4/10' and work title. Bottom right of print: artist signature 'Alice Blanch '04'chehovski, dunmoochin, pugh, pond, lithograph

2 Series of 19 slides labelled "Pond" 1, 2, 3 and 4 "March 6th 72", "14.4.72", "1.6.72," "5.8.72," "2.10.72." and Pond 2, 3, 4 2. 10.72. Appears to be a trial.ponds, 1972, pond plants, trial

Donated by Helen Dudley.Black and white photographs. (1) 2 copies. 5 girls and a boy posing by the Potting Shed wearing ballet clothes. (2) 2 girls and a boy posing by the ponds. (3) 2 copies. Several girls dancing by the ponds. (4) "1945 Break up Ballet in progress with final act of Les Woolcock being thrown in the pond by the girls of the ballet."(1) On reverse, "1945 Break up 2nd Year students Ballet Group. L to R Rhonda Shaw, Helen Dudley (at rear), Jane Collingwood, Les Woolcock, Pauline Macaboy at rear, Mary Hume, Helen Hanna outside Potting Shed used for dressing room." Alma Rigg may be in it too. (2a,b) "1945 Break up Ballet in progress."helen dudley, female students, ballet group, rhonda shaw, jane collingwood, les woolcock, pauline macaboy, mary hume, helen hanna, potting shed, dressing room, alma rigg, ponds, ballet, students, break up, final assembly 1945, luffmann ponds, lily ponds

Photograph (proof56) of the settling ponds at Crusoe Gully Reservoir. There are two of the ponds visible and two men standing on the left hand side of the photo. In the background there is a post and rail fence bordering a roadway and a timbered hill behind these.place, water, settlinbg ponds, settling ponds , crusoe reservoir

The large building is a former mill which was sited along the Jacksons Creek in Sunbury.Milling along with vineyards was one of the early agricultural pursuits carried out in the former Bulla Bulla district.A black and white photograph of a large stone building built on a rise above a pond.jacksons creek, mills