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the first European to explore the yarra river
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land was sub-divided and the first public land sales were held shortly after.
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He purchased Melbourne block 88, which included 26 acres of land along the Yarra river
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John notified the costumers thought the Sydney herald that he was leaving to go to port fillip
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dight built his water powered mill, soon after, from bricks bought over from Tasmania.
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the dight family abandoned flour milling in 1864 and the property was sold to Edwin Ternary in 1872
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the property was sold to Trennery in 1878, Trennery subdivided the land.
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It remained unoccupied until 1888, when flour millers Gillepie, Aitken and Scott operating under the name of "Yarra falls flour mills'
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it was rebuilt in much the same position using bluestone blocks from dights old mill building, and a new mill and associal building was constructed
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the existing weir at dights falls dates back to 1895 when a timer structure was built to provide weir to the Melbourne flour milling company
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the mill changed hands for a final time in 1919 befor it was destroyed by a fire
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it accoutred in 1918 when part of the timber weir washed away in a flood
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it occurred after heaver rainfall in 1967. most of the timber decking, walings and rock fill had washed away or were irritably damaged
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In 1993 Melbourne water, recognising that the weir was a barrier to fish migration constructed a rock fishway to allow fish to move around the weir.