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Charles Grimes explored the river
Charles Grimes, Surveyor General of New South Wales, is
believed to be the first European to explore the Yarra River. He
led his survey party on a river expedition to the Yarra Falls (Dights
Falls) area in 1803 reporting unfavourably on the prospects of
settling there. -
Melbourne was settled
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John Dight bought Melbourne 88
This included 26 acres of land along the Yarra river.
He created a flour mill in this area -
The Dight family abandoned the mill
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The mill was sold to Edwin Trennery
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The Mill was burnt down
The ruins are still there today. -
First reconstruction of the weir
The first documented reconstruction activity occurred in 1918
when part of the timber weir washed away in flood waters. -
Rebuilt and distributed rock through the weir
A breach of the weir on 24 December 1940 prompted another
rebuild and the distribution of 1.5 tonnes of rock from the edge of
the weir downstream. -
A heavy flood occurred- forcing a breach on the weir
Most of the timber decking, walings and rock fill had washed
away or were irreparably damaged during this flood. -
Timber piles were capped by concrete
this resulted into the current weir.
