Dights falls

Dights falls

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  • Charles Grimes

    Charles Grimes
    Charles Grimes was the first European to explore the Yarra River.

  • Portion 88

    Portion 88
    John Dight acquired portion 88, Parish of Jika Jika, County of Burke on 7 November 1838

  • Weir

    Weir
    The Dights Falls weir is built

  • 1841

    The Dight Family make a steam powered mill.

  • November 1843

    November 1843
    In November 1843, ownership of the land passed to John Dight and his brother Charles Hilton Dight.

  • 1864

    1864
    In 1864, the flour milling use was abandoned and the mill leased to Thomas Kenny.

  • 1878

    1878
    The Dights Family sells the mill to Edward Trennery.

  • 1909

    The mill changed owners before being burned down by a fire.

  • 1918

    The weir was rebuilt due to the fire

  • 1940

    1940
    The weir was rebuilt once again with rocks.

  • 1967

    The Dights Falls weir was rebuilt once again due to the floods.

  • 1993

    A fishway was built, but it ended up being a massive fail, as it killed many native fish.

  • 2012

    A new and improved fishway was built, it was a massive success.