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1803
Charles Grimes was the first European to explore the Yarra River.
This is a picture of Charles Grimes -
1835
Melbourne was settled and sub-divided.
This is Melbourne in 1835 -
1839
John Dights purchase Melboune block 88 along the Yarra River. This was 26 acres of land.
This is the land that John Dights purchased -
1840
John Dight left to go to Port Phillip.
This is Port Phillop. -
1841
First Steam powered flour mill was created in Melbourne.
This is the Flour mill that was created -
1860's
A rough construction of a weir was made.
This is a weir -
1864
John Dight and his family abandoned flour milling. -
1878
Property was sold to Edwin Trennery. -
1888
New flour mill was constructed -
1891
The enterprise was sold to the Melbourne Flour Milling company. -
1895
A timber structure was built to provide water to the Melbourne Flour Milling company. -
1909
The flour mill was destroyed in a fire, and changed hands for one last time. -
1918
First documented reconstruction occurred when part of timber weir was washed away by a flood. -
1967
Another breach of the weir occurred after heavy rainfall. -
1993
Melbourne water constructed a rock fishway which allowed the fish to move around weir.
This is a rock fishway -
2012
New fishway was built -
1940
Weir was constructed with 1.5 tonnes of rock
