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Wurundjeri Balluk
Land was owned by the Wurundjeri Balluk clan. -
Charles Grimes
Charles Grimes is believed to be the first European to explore the Yarra River. -
Melbourne Settlement
In 1835, settlement in Melbourne begun. -
John Dight, purchase of land
In 1839, John Dight had purchased Melbourne block 88, which included 26 acres of land along the Yarra River. -
Dight moves to Port Phillip
In April 1840, Dight's flour mill was going well and then he had decided to move to Port Philip. -
Steam Powered Flour Mill
The first steam powered flour mill was constructed in Melbourne in 1841. Soon after Dight built his water powered mill. -
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Dight Family's Mill
The Dight family's mill and land along the Yarra changed hands a number of times in the mid to late 1800's -
Dights Quit
The Dight family had abandoned flour milling in 1864. -
Sold to Mr Edwin Trennery
After the Dights had quit flour milling, in later years the land was sold to Edwin Trennery. -
Unoccupied Mill
The original weir on the river bank remained unoccupied until 1888, when flour millers Gillespie, Aitken and Scott, constructed a new mill and associated building at the site. -
Sold to Melbourne Flour Milling
The mill was rebuilt much the same position using bluestone from Dight's old milling building. This enterprise was sold in 1891 to the Melbourne Flour Milling Company. -
History of the Weir
The existing weir at Dights Falls dates back to 1895 when a timber structure was built to provide water to the Melbourne Flour Milling company. -
Changing Hands for final time
The mill had been handed over for a final time in 1909 before it was sadly destroyed by a fire. The race and ruins of the mill can still be found at Dights falls today. -
Fish Migration
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. -
Wurundjeri Balluk People
Today, the area remains an important spiritual place for the Wurundjeri Balluk People
