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Dights Falls was an important crossing and meeting place for marriage, trade, dispute resolution and other ceremonies for the Wurrundjeri People.
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Charles Grimes was believed to be the first the European to explore the Yarra River.
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Eventually Melbourne settled in 1835, shortly after making the first sales and the land being sub-divided.
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Block 88 was purchased in 1839 by a man named John Dight who was in the flour mill industry.
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His flour mill business was up and running for a year than he decided to move to Port Phillip.
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After the First Steamed Flour Mill was created, later on Dight build his Water Powered Mill.
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In 1895, a Wooden Weir was built, but later proven in-efficient because it is unlikely to retain underwater.
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In 1993, the fishway was constructed but was proven in-efficient recently.
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In 2010, a new fishway was built and the old weir replaced due to its lack of reliability.
