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History of Dights Falls

By remymiaa
  • Charles Gimes

    Charles Gimes

    The first European to explore the river
  • Melbourne was eventually settled

    Melbourne was eventually settled

  • John dight purchased a Melbourne block

    John dight purchased a Melbourne block

    John Dight purchased a Melbourne block along the Yarra river that was 26 acres and coast $481
  • John dights leaves campbell town

    John dights leaves campbell town

    In Campbell town, he notified his customers that he was leaving to go to port phillip.
  • The first powered flour mill

    The first powered flour mill

    The first powered flour mill was constructed by John Dight and soon after the first powered water mill was created
  • Powering the mill

    Powering the mill

    John Dights used the river to power the water mill and the make sure that the water would flow he constructed a roughnstone weir
  • Abandoned the mills

    Abandoned the mills

    The Dights abandoned the mills and it was sold in 1878 to the Edwins family