The History of Dights Falls

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  • Charles Grimes

    Explores the Yarra River

  • Melbourne settled

  • John Dight

    Purchased Melbourne block 88

  • Campbell Town

    Leaving to go to Port Phillips

  • Mill is Built

  • The Dight Family

    The Dight family abandoned flour mill.

  • River Bank Mill

    The orginal mill on the river bank remained unocupied.

  • Enterprise

    The enterprise was sold.

  • Dight Falls Dates

    The existing weir at Dight falls dates back.

  • Mill changed hands

    Mill changed hands before it was destroyed in a fire.

  • Reconstruction Activity

    The first documented reconstruction activity.

  • Rebuild

    A breach weir promoted another rebuild

  • Heavy Rainfall

    A further breach of the weir occured after heavy rainfall

  • Melbourne Water

    In 1993 Melbourne water recognising that the weir was a barrier to fish migration.