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1800 BCE
Wurundjeri Balluk people own the land
The traditional and owners of the area of Dights Falls are the Wurundjeri Balluk people.The rocky outcrop at Dights falls was a crossing place for the Wurundjeri Balluk. The nearby junctions of the Merri Creek and Yarra River was an important meeting place fro trade, marriage ,dispute resolutions and ceremonies -
Charles Grimes began his river expedition
Charles Grimes was a Surveyor General for New South Wales. He was believed to be the first European settler. He said that we did not want to settle there -
Melbourne was settled
Melbourne was settle in 1835. The land was subdivided and then sold shortly after. -
John Dights purchased block 88.
John Digits purchased block 88. Which has 26 acres of land for 481 pound -
John Dights notifies that he leaving
John Digits notified his customers that we is leaving to go to Port Phillip. -
First steam powered flour mill was built
The First Steam Powered Mill was built in Melbourne -
Shortly after Dights built his water powered mill
Shortly after John Dights built his water powered mill from Tasmanian brick. Water flowed along an inlet channel to turn an undershot water wheel. To regulate the flow to ensure flow for times when river levels were low. -
The Digths family mills and changed hands a number of times
The Digths family mills and changed hands a number of times mid to late 1800 -
The Dights family property was sold to Edwin Trenerry
The Dights family property was sold to Edwin Trenerry in 1878. Edwin subdivided the land -
Gillespie,Aitken and Scott started ‘Yarra Falls Roller Flour Mills’
The mill remained unoccupied until 1888 when Gillespie,Aitken and Scott started to operate it was called ‘Yarra Falls Roller Flour Mills’ -
Flour Mills sells to Melbourne Flour Milling Company
Yarra Falls Roller Flour Mills was sold in 1891 to Melbourne Flour Milling Company -
Existing weir dates back to 1895.It was built for the flour mill
The Existing weir dates back to 1895. It was built to provide water to Melbourne Flour Milling Company -
Mill changed hands
Mill changed hands in 1909 before it was destroyed by a fire. -
First reconstruction of the weir after a flood.
The first reconstruction of the weir was in 1918. After a flood washed away timber -
Breach of the weir promoted another weir rebuild
On the 24th of December 1940 a breach of the weir promoted another weir rebuild -
Heavy rain fall was the causes rebuild
Heavy rain fall was the cause of the 1967 rebuild. Most of the timer decking, wailings and rock fill had washed away. -
Wood planks were concreted
In 1968 the wood planks were concreted -
Melbourne water recognises weir is a barrier
in 1993 Melbourne water recognise that the weir is a barrier for the migrating fish -
Rockery fishway was constructed in 1993
The rockery fishway was constructed it is now ineffective. NOT REAL DATE -
New fishway and Weir buit
The new Fishway and Weir was built in 2010-2012. It was built because the old weir was not suitable for fish migrating.During building there were some problems.
