Dight Falls

By faithyyy

  • European Settlement

    Charles Grimes in New South Wales was the first European to explore the Yarra river.

  • European settlement

    Melbourne land was sub-divided and the first public land sales were held shortly after.

  • The First weir at Dights Falls

    In 1839 John Dight purchased Melbourne block 88, which
    included 26 acres of land along the Yarra River for £481 at the
    Port Phillip land sales held in Sydney.

  • The First weir at Dight Falls

    Dight was already in the buissness of flour milling and he had a mills near campbell Town in NSW called ' Cres '

  • The First weir at Dights Falls

    Dight built his water powered mill, soon after, from bricks bought over from Tasmania

  • Changing ownership of Dight's Mill

    The Dight's Family abandoned the flour milling.

  • Changing ownership of Dight's Mill

    the property was sold to Edwin Ternary in 1878.

  • Changing ownership of Dight's Mill

    The original mill on the river bank remained unoccupied until
    1888,

  • Changing ownership of Dight's Mill

    This enterprise was sold in 1891 to the Melbourne Flour Milling Company.

  • Changing ownership of Dight's Mill

    The mill changed hands for a final time in 1909 before it was
    destroyed by fire.