DIGHTS FALLS

  • Dights falls was created

    Dights falls was created
    Dights Falls was created in the 1840s by John Dight. John Dight used Dights Falls for his flour mill. John Dight created the first water powered flour mill.
  • Abandoned Mill

    Abandoned Mill
    The Dight family abandoned there Mill in 1864.
  • The abondened Mill was bought

    The abondened Mill was bought
    The mill was bought by a man named Edwin Trennery. He subdivided the grounds.
  • The Mill was Bought

    The Mill was Bought
    Flour millers Gillespie, Aitken and Scott bought the abandened Mill. They named their mill Yarra Falls Flour Mills.
  • The Mill was rebuilt and sold.

    The Mill was rebuilt and sold.
    After the mill was bought it was fixed and built up again. Then in 1891 in was sold.
  • The mill is destroyed

    The mill is destroyed
    In 1909 the mill was changed hands for the final time. Until finally the mill was destroyed in a fire. You can still see the ruins today,
  • Dights falls is upgraded

    Dights falls is upgraded
    Dights falls has been upgraded and extended to help all fish in Australia
  • Dights Falls saves an endangered species

    Dights Falls saves an endangered species
    In 2030 Dights Falls protects and saves an endangered species of fish
  • Dights falls fishway now runs on pollution free energy

    Dights falls fishway now runs on pollution free energy
    Dights falls is now running on solar power only. It will help keep our precious enviroment safe.