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The Dight Family’s mill and land along the Yarra changed hands a
number of times in the mid to late 1800s. In this image shows the Dight Family Mills Falls back in the late 1800s when they were first visited. -
Charles Grimes was the first European to explore the Yarra River. The image is a source of Charles Grimes
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Melbourne was finally settled in and the land was subdivided. This image is a source of when Australians and the aboriginals settled in and when the river was first found.
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In 1839 John Dight purchased Melbourne block 88, which
included 26 acres of land along the Yarra River for $481 at the
Port Phillip land sales held in Sydney. This image source is what the Yarra River back in 1839. -
The first steam powered flour mill was constructed in Melbourne
in 1841. The image source is an image of the first steam created. -
The Dight Family abandoned flour milling in 1864. The source for this image just represents the Dight river.
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The property was sold to Edwin Trennery in 1878. This image was the first property that was sold in 1978.
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The original mill on the river bank remained unoccupied until
1888. This image source was the mill on the river bank beside the Dight falls. -
This enterprise was sold in 1891 to the Melbourne Flour Milling Company. This is an image of before the river was found and brought first by the Dight Family.
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The mill changed hands for a final time in 1909 before it was
destroyed by fire. This image was when it was destroyed by a fire. -
The first reconstruction activity occurred in 1918
when part of the timber washed away in flood waters. The image source shows the flooded waters of the falls. -
A breach of the weir on 24 December 1940 prompted another
rebuild and the distribution of 1.5 tonnes of rock from the edge of
the weir downstream. This image shows a short picture of the 1.5 Tonnes of rock. -
A further breach of the weir occurred after heavy rainfall in 1967.The image shows the rainfall in 1967 and what it caused.
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In 1993 Melbourne Water, recognizing that the weir was a barrier
to fish migration constructed a rock fishway to allow fish to move
around the weir. This image just shows another picture of the falls.
