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Wurundjeri People
These people were the first people to discover the land and claimed it theirs. The Yarra river was used for them to grow crops trade good and possessions that they had. -
European settlers
Charles Grimmes was the first person to explore the land of the Aboriginal Wurundjeri people -
Melbourne settlement
Melbourne was settled in 1835. Land was subdivided and the first public land sales were held shortly after. -
John Dight's Purchase
John Dight purchased some Melbourne land block 88. This property included 26 acres of land along the Yarra River for 481 pounds at the Port Phillip land sales held in Sydney. -
Flour Milling
Dight had already had a flour milling and had a mill near Campbell Town in New South Wales and they named it 'CERES.' He informed his customers through the Sydney Herald that he was leaving to go to Port Phillip. -
The First Steam Powered Mill
The first steam powered mill was built in Melbourne in 1841. Dight built his water powered mill, soon after, from bricks bought over Tasmania. -
The Neglected Mill
The dight family neglected their mill in 1864. -
Edwin Owns The Mill
The property of the mill was sold to Edwin Trennery. After when he owned the land he subdivided the land. -
Unoccupied Mill
The mill was unoccupied until 1888. When Gillespie, Aitken and Scott, were functioning under the name of 'Yarra Falls Roller Flour Mills' built a new mill and constructed more buildings at the working site. -
Mill Of Bluestone Blocks
In 1891 they had built a new mill in the same position using bluestone blocks from Dight sold building, a new mill and associated buildings were constructed. This company was sold 1891 tot he 'Melbourne Flour Mill Company' -
Destroying The Mill
The Mill changed hands for the final time and was destroyed by a fire in 1909. The Mill race and ruins of the mill can still be found at Dights Falls today. -
Reconstruction
The first documented reconstruction was in 1918. When part of the timber weir washed away with the floods. The minister for public works at the time officially stated that the weir will be rebuilt, however the extent of the property is unknown. -
Violations And Repairs
The violation of the weir on 24th of December 1940 prompted another rebuild and the dispensation of 1.5 tonnes of rock from the side of the dam downstream. -
Rainfall
There was a heavy rainfall leading to more of a breach in 1967.
Most of the timber wailing and rock land fill had washed away or damaged. -
Weir Structure We See Today..
Original timber piles, capped by concrete. -
Weir Barrier
In 1993 the weir was a barrier to fish to allow them to move around, the weir continues to act as a major barrier to native fish migration in the Yarra River.
