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Charles Grimes, the Surveyor General of New South Wales, was the first European to explore the Yarra River.
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Melbrourne settled and the land was sub-divided. Not long after, public land sales were held.
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John Dight buys Melbroune block 88 with 26 acres of land by the Yarra River.
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John Dight leaves to go to Port Philip.
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The first steam powered flour mill was constructed in Melbourne.
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The Dight family abandons flour milling for good
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The Property is sold to Edwin Trennery and he sub-divided the land.
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Flour millers Gillespie, Aitken and Scott construct a new mill and building at the site.
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Melbourne Flour Milling Company bought the land.
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A timber structure was built to provide water for the Melbourne Flour Milling Company.
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The mill was sold but soon after, it was destroyed by fire.
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The first documented reconstruction if the Dights Falls weir occurred.
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A breach of the weir occurred which prompted another build. This was made with 1.5 tonnes of rock.
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Another breach occurred after heavy rainfall
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The original timber piles were capped with concrete.
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Melbourne Water recognises that the weir is a barrier to fish migration, so they built a rock fishway.
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A new and more effective fishway was built
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Map of 2014 Dights Falls
