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Dights Falls

By ashy1234
  • 1803 First Europen discovered the Yarra River

    1803 First Europen discovered the Yarra River

    Charle Grims , Surveyour General of NSW is believed to be the first European to explore the Yarra River and also found Yarra Falls (Dights Falls) area in 1803 reporting unfavourably on prospect of settling there.
  • Melbourne Eventually setttled in 1835.

    Melbourne Eventually setttled in 1835.

    Land was sub-divided and the first public land sales.
  • 1839 John Dight Brought Melbbourne 88

    1839 John Dight Brought Melbbourne 88

    He brought 26 acres of land along th Yarra river for 481 pounds at Port Philip land sales held in Sydney.
  • 1840 John Dight went to Port Philp

    1840 John Dight went to Port Philp

    Told customers through the Sydney Herald that he was leaving for Port Philp.
  • 1841 First steamed Flour mill constructed in Melboune

    1841 First steamed Flour mill constructed in Melboune

    The fisrt steamed flour mill constructed in Melbourne in 1841. Dight was built his water powered mill, soon after, froim bricks brought over from Tasmainia.
  • 1864 Dight Family abandioned the Flour Mill

    1864 Dight Family abandioned the Flour Mill

    The Family left the Flour Mill
  • 1878 Edwin Treeny Brought the Land

    1878 Edwin Treeny Brought the Land

    Edwin Sub-divided the land
  • 1888 Contructions of new Mills

    1888 Contructions of new Mills

    Flour Millers Gillespie, Aitkens and Scott operating under the name of Yarra Falls Roller Flour Mills Constructed as new mill and associated buildinggs at the site.
  • 1909 The Mill changed owners, Destroyed by fire

    1909 The Mill changed owners, Destroyed by fire

    Ruins of the mill can stil be found today
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    2012 - 2014 the weir and fish way were built

    During this time the drout broke and 80% of the time the water was rushing over there construction.