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The Wurrundjeri people owned the land.
These people were the traditional owners of the Lower Yarra. Back then, they used the outcrop made of rocks at Dight Falls as a natural crossing place, and they used the close by junction of the Yarra River and the Merri Creek for important meetings, trade, marriage and many more ceremonies. The two rivers would bring in a lot of fish and animals which was also great for hunting purposes. Today, this area is still a spiritual place for the Wurrundjeri people. -
Charles Grimes discovered and explored the Yarra River
Charles Grimes was the NSW Surveyor general, and was to be believed as the first European settler to explore the Yarra River. He was going to settle there, but he didn't at the time. -
Melbourne was settled.
After Melbourne was finally settled, the land was subdivided and the first public land sales happened shortly after. -
John Dight purchased Melbourne block 88.
Worker in the Mill industry, John Dight purchased block 88 in Melbourne, which included 26 acres of land along the Yarra, for 481 pounds. Today, it is now known as the Eureka Tower. -
Dight moved to Port Phillip.
After Johns Mill business was running for a year, he made the decision to move to Port Phillip, which he notified his costumers through the Sydney Herald newspaper. -
Steam powered mill was made.
Despite this mill being made, Dight still went on to build a water powered mill, through bricks all the way from Tasmania. -
Dight abandoned the mill.
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The Mill was sold.
The property was sold to a man named Edwin Trennery, which he subdivided. -
The mill reconstructed.
The original mill was unoccupied, until 4 millers, who go by 'Yarra Falls Roller Flour Mills' made a new mill and constructed associated buildings on the property. -
Mill sold.
The newly constructed mill was then sold to Melbourne Flour Milling Company -
Wooden weir built.
The timber weir was built to provide water to the Melbourne Flour Milling Company. After being repaired a number of times, after over 100 years we can still see the remains today. -
The mill changed hands and burned down.
The mill was sold once again, and then burnt down shortly after, which the remains can still be found today at Dight Falls. -
Constructed a fishway.
Melbourne Water noticed that the weir was acting as a barrier for fish trying to migrate, therefore they created a rock fishway to allow them to pass through, but unfortunately this didn't make a big difference. -
New fishway and weir constructed.
Due to the poor weir and fishway, Melbourne water took on a big project to replace the weir and construct a new fishway.
