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