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Dights Falls was a popular spot for trading between Aboriginal Tribes. It was a crossing place use by the tribe and was an important meeting place.
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Charles Grimes explored the Yarra Falls (or Dights Falls), and was the first known European to explore the area.
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Melbourne was first settled. Land was divided and the first public land sales were held soon after that.
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John Dight purchased this block of land, which was then called block 88.
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The first steamed flour mill was created, and soon after, John Dight built his water powered mill.
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A wooden weir was built, but was not stable enough against the river and broke many times.
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A fishway was built to let native fish through the weir so they could breed and move to other parts of the river.
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A new fishway and weir were built, as the ones that were already there were not very reliable.
