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Charles Grimes explored the Yarra River
Charles Grimes was believed to be the first the European to explore the Yarra River. -
Melbourne was Settled
Eventually Melbourne settled in 1835, shortly after making the first sales and the land being sub-divided -
Purchased John Dight
Block 88 was purchased in 1839 by a man named John Dight who was in the flour mill industry. -
John Dight moved to Port Phillip
His flour mill business was up and running for a year after that he decided to move to Port Phillip. -
First Steamed Flour Mill was constructed
After the First Steamed Flour Mill was created, later on Dight build his Water Powered Mill. -
Dight Family abandoned the flour mill
The Dight Family abandoned the flour mill in 1864. -
Dight Family Property Sold to Edwin Trennery
The Dight Family Property was sold to Edwin Trennery -
Timber Structure was Built
A trimber structure was built to provide water to the melbourne flour milling company. -
Mill was Destroyed
The mill was destroyed in a fire, and changed hands for the last time. -
First documented reconstruction occurred
The first documented reconstruction activity occured when part of the timber weir washed away in flood waters. -
Weir was constructed with 1.5 tones of rock
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. -
Another breach of the weir occurred after heavy rainfall
Most of the timber decking, Wallings and rock fill had washed away or damaged during the flood. -
Rock-Fishway was constructed
In 1993, the rock-fishway was constructed but was proven in-efficient recently. -
New Fishway and Weir Constucted
In 2010, a new fishway was built and the old weir replaced due to its lack of reliablility.