Dights falls

The History of Dights Falls

By sofla
  • Charles Grimes finds Dights falls

    Charles Grimes finds Dights falls

    charles grimes the deputy surveyor-general of New South Wales finds Dights falls whilst on a voyage to explore the yarra river
  • John Dight buys section 88

    John Dight buys section 88

    John Dight buys section 88 at a government land auction the property stretched approximately 25 acres of land along the river including Dights Falls
  • Weir is built

    Weir is built

    The first artificial weir is built by John Dight to help regulate water flow
  • First Steam powered Mill

    First Steam powered Mill

    the first steam powered mill is made.

  • the dight makes a steam powered mill

    John Dight builds a steam powered mill made from bricks imported from tasmania
  • Period: to

    the ownership of dights falls is changed multiple times in the mid to late 1800s

  • the Dights family abandons flour milling

  • the Dight family sells the mill to edward trennery

    the mill and land is sold to edward trennery who then subdivided the land.

  • yarra falls roller flour mills

    another flour mill is made near the old one this mill is run by GIllespie ,Aitken and Scott

  • The enterprise is sold to melbourne flour milling company

    after the construction of the mill the yarra rollers mill is sold to the melbourne flour milling company

  • the mill changed hands for the last time before being destroyed in a fire

    in 1909 the mill changed ownership for the last time before it was burned down by a fire in the same year

  • the weir is rebuilt

    part of the weir is reconstructed after a fire destroys the mill

  • the weir is once again rebuilt

    The weir is rebuilt using 1.5 tonnes of rock after being breached

  • the weir is destroyed and then rebuilt in a flood

    an extreme amount of rain destroys the weir leading to it being rebuilt

  • a fishway is made to minimise the impact of the weir on migrating fish

    however this fishway was dangerous and killed native fish discouraging biodiversity

  • a new safer fishway is built

    a new fishway was created to encourage biodiversity with a better model

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