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charles grimes
charles grimes led his first survey party -
Melbourne settled
Melbourne was eventually settled -
john dight purchased melbourne block 88
john dight purchased Melbourne block 88 which includes 26 acres of land along the Yarra River. -
Leaving to go to Port Philip
Dight in 1840 notified his customers though the Sydney Herald that he was leaving to go to Port Philip. -
steamed flour mill
The first steamed power mill was constructed in Melbourne in 1841. Dight made the mill soon after bricks from Tasmania. -
abandoned the flour milling
the dight family abandoned the flour milling in 1864. then the property was sold to to Edwin Ternnery in 1878. -
original mill
the original mill on the river remained unoccupied until 1880, when the flour millers Gillespie, Aitken and Scott, operating under the name of "Yarra falls roller flour mills" constructed a new mill and associated buildings at the site. -
the mill race was rebuilt
the mill race was rebuilt in much the same position using bluestone blocks from the Dight's old mill building. -
weir at Dight Falls
The existing weir at Dight Falls dates back to 1895 when the structure was built to provide water tot he Melbourne Flour Milling Company. -
changed
the mill changed hands one last time in 1909 before it was destroyed by a fire. it can still be found. -
the timber weir washed away
The first documented reconstruction activity occurred in 1918 when part of the timber weir washed away.
