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Dights falls

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  • 1803

    1803
    Charles Grimes was the first European to explore the Yarra river. (This image shows the Yarra river)

  • 1835

    1835
    Melbourne was settled and sub-divided. (This image shows the old Melbourne)

  • 1839

    1839
    John Dight purchased block 88 (26 acres) along the Yarra river. (This image shows John Dight's gravestone)

  • 1840

    1840
    John Dight left to go to Port Phillip. (This image shows a map of Port Phillip)

  • 1841

    1841
    The first steam powered flour mill was made. (This image shows a drawing of the first steam powered flour mill)

  • 1860's

    1860's
    They made a rough construction of a weir. (This image shows a weir)

  • 1864

    1864
    The Dight family abandoned flour milling. (This image shows a shed for flour milling)

  • 1878

    1878
    The property was sold to Edwin Trennery. (This image shows the Yarra river)

  • 1888

    1888
    A new mill was constructed. (This image shows a modern flour mill factory)

  • 1891

    1891
    The enterprise was sold. (This image shows old Melbourne)

  • 1895

    1895
    A timber structure was built to provide water to the Melbourne flour milling company. (This image shows old Melbourne)

  • 1909

    1909
    The mill was destroyed in a fire and changed hands for the last time. (This image shows a fire)

  • 1918

    1918
    The first documented reconstruction occurred. (This image shows reconstruction in Melbourne)

  • 1940

    1940
    A weir was constructed with 1.5 tons of rock. (This image shoes a weir)

  • 1967

    1967
    Another breach of the weir occurred after heavy rainfall. (This image shows a breach of a weir)

  • 1968

    1968
    The original timber piles were capped by concrete. (This image shows old Melbourne)

  • 1993

    1993
    Melbourne water constructed a rock fishway. (This image shows a rock fishway)

  • 2012

    2012
    A new fishway was built. (This image shows a modern fishway)