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The dights family mill and land along the Yarra changed hands a number of times in the mid to late 1800
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Charles Grimes, surveyor general of New south wales, was 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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John Dight Purchased Melbourne block 88, which included 26 acres of land along the Yarra river.
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The first steam powered flour mil was constructed in Melbourne, Dight built his water powered mil soon after, from bricks bought over from Tasmania.
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The dight family abounded flour mil.
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The flour mill was bought by Edwin Trennery. Trennery subsequently subdivided the land.
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The weir at Dights falls dates back to 1895 when the structure was built to provide water to the Melbourne flour milling company
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The weir has been repaired a number of times in it's 100 year history and the structure has many new materials added though out time.
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The first reconstruction activity occurred when part of the timber weir was washed away in the floods.
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The first documented reconstruction activity when part of the timber weir washed away in the floods.
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A breach of the weir promoted another rebuilt.
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A further breach of the weir after heavy rain.
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the original timber piles were capped concert, replacing the timber decking.
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Melbourne water, recognised that the weir stoped fish from getting through so they created a rock fishway for the fish to get though.
