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Dights Falls

By Hobbit123
  • The Yarra river is dicovered by Charles Grime

    The Yarra river is dicovered by Charles Grime

    Charles grimes discovers the Yarra river and deems it a good place for settlement. It was the start of European settlement on the Yarra River.
  • A flour mill is built, powered by water.

    A flour mill is built, powered by water.

    A man named John Dight bought some land around the Yarra River. Having been in the flour mill buisness for a while he built a flour mill made from bricks imported from Tasmania. After his mill was built he also built a Weir in the Yarra River so there would always be water to power his mill.
  • The flour mill was destroyed by fire

    The flour mill was destroyed by fire

    After changing ownership many times, the flour mill, built by John, was destroyed in fire.

  • The first repair

    The first documented repair on the weir at Dights falls was on 1918.
  • A flood damages the weir.

    A flood damages the weir.

    A flood breaches the weir causing it to have to be rebuilt. 1.5 tonnes of rock have to be distributed away from the weir.
  • Further damage to the weir.

    Further damage to the weir.

    Heavy rainfall caused floods to wash away and destroy the timber decking and the rock fill.
  • A fish way is built

    A fish way is built

    Humans realised that the weir was stopping fish from migrating from the fresh water to the salt water. A stone fishway was built to let fish pass but it was still difficult for the fish.
  • Period: to

    Dights falls was upgraded and a new fish way was built

  • Dights falls is updated and a new more efficient fish way was built

    Dights falls is updated and a new more efficient fish way was built

    Dights Falls is finally complete.