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The Discovery Of The Yarra River
The Yarra River was discovered and there was an expedition around the area of what is now known as Dight Falls. -
Settlement and Subdivision
in 1835 Melbourne was settled and the area was sub divided. -
Purchase of the land that would become Dight Falls
In 1839 John Dight bought Melbourne block 88. This block had 26 acres most of which was along the Yarra River. -
Leaving For Port Phillip
John Dight announced in the Sydney Herald that he was leaving to go to Port Phillip. -
Dight Falls Is Built
In 1841 Dight Falls was built.It was built to provide water to Ceres (a flour mill built by John Dight). -
Abandoned
In 1864 the Dight family abandoned their mill. -
The Changing Of Hands
In the year of 1878, the Dight families mill was sold to Edwin Trennery. Edwin later subdivided the land he had bought. -
Occupied Again
The original mill on the river bank was occupied again in 1888 by three flour millers. They constructed a new mill and started operating under the name of 'Yarra Falls Roller Flour Mills'. -
Sold
Yarra Falls Roller Flour Mill was sold to the Melbourne Flour Milling Company in 1891. -
A Timber Weir Is Built
In 1895 a timber weir was built at Dight Falls. It was used to provide water to the Melbourne Flour Milling Company. -
Destroyed
In 1909 the mill was sold again, later on the mill was destroyed by a fire. -
Rebuilding
During a flood in 1918 part of the wooden weir at Dight Falls was washed away, therefore, people were forced to rebuild the weir. -
A Breach and Rebuilding again
In 1940 there was a breach at the weir causing 1.5 tons of rock to be distributed along the river. -
Another Breach
In 1967 another breach happened. This time timber decking, walings and rock had been washed away as well as much irrepareable damage. -
Fixing Things Up
in 1968 the damage caused by the previous years heavy rainfall was fixed up with concrete and timber decking. -
More Construction
In 1993 a rock fishway was constructed.
