History of Dights falls

By vanm22
  • Wurundjeri Balluk were the owners of the land
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    Wurundjeri Balluk were the owners of the land

    The tribe were the traditional owners of the lower Yarra River
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  • Charles Grimes discovered the Yarra river

    Charles Grimes discovered the Yarra river

    Charles Grimes was the first European to discover/explore the Yarra River. He his survey party there and reportedly settled there.
  • Melbourne was settled

    Melbourne was settled

    Melbourne was eventually settled by more people and public land sales began
  • John Dight bought land

    John Dight bought land

    John Dight bought a Melbourne block 88. He set up his previous flour milling company there.

  • John Dight left the property

    Dight told his customers he was leaving to go to Port Phillip.
  • The first steam powered flour mill was made

    The first steam powered flour mill was made

    The first steam powered flour mill was built in Melbourne. Dight built his first water powered shortly after. To help power that, he built a rough stone weir.

  • Dight abandoned flour milling

  • Flour mill was sold to Edwin Trennery

  • Weir at Dights Falls was built

    Weir at Dights Falls was built

    Weir at Dights Falls was built

  • The weir started breaking