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Charles Hilton Dight (1813 – 9 October 1852) was a miller and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia),member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Dight was born near Richmond, New South Wales, son of John Dight, surgeon and farmer, and Hannah, née Hilton. Charles and his brother John took up land near Albury, New South Wales around 1837. The Dights then moved to Melbourne, John Dight senior on 7 November 1838 bought portion 88, Parish of Jika Jika, County of Bourke. Over the next few years, he constructed a brick mill there and began the production of flour.The mill was called Ceres, located at Dights Falls. Ownership of the land passed to Charles Dight and his brother John in November 1843. The mill produced flour and had small dynamos, so was the first Victorian hydro-electric plant.

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rdfs:comment	Charles Hilton Dight (1813 – 9 October 1852) was a miller and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia),member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Dight was born near Richmond, New South Wales, son of John Dight, surgeon and farmer, and Hannah, née Hilton. Charles and his brother John took up land near Albury, New South Wales around 1837. The Dights then moved to Melbourne, John Dight senior on 7 November 1838 bought portion 88, Parish of Jika Jika, County of Bourke. Over the next few years, he constructed a brick mill there and began the production of flour.The mill was called Ceres, located at Dights Falls. Ownership of the land passed to Charles Dight and his brother John in November 1843. The mill produced flour and had small dynamos, so was the first Victorian hydro-electric plant. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Electoral district of North Bourke Electoral district of Singleton Miller John Smith (Victoria politician) Richmond, New South Wales Charles Dight (New South Wales politician) Victoria (Australia) Victorian Legislative Council Electoral district of Windsor (New South Wales) 1813 births 19th-century Australian businesspeople Members of the Victorian Legislative Council William Nicholson (Australian politician) Dights Falls County of Bourke, Victoria 1852 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians Australian flour millers and merchants Arthur Dight New South Wales Legislative Assembly Albury, New South Wales
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has abstract	Charles Hilton Dight (1813 – 9 October 1852) was a miller and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia),member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Dight was born near Richmond, New South Wales, son of John Dight, surgeon and farmer, and Hannah, née Hilton. Charles and his brother John took up land near Albury, New South Wales around 1837. The Dights then moved to Melbourne, John Dight senior on 7 November 1838 bought portion 88, Parish of Jika Jika, County of Bourke. Over the next few years, he constructed a brick mill there and began the production of flour.The mill was called Ceres, located at Dights Falls. Ownership of the land passed to Charles Dight and his brother John in November 1843. The mill produced flour and had small dynamos, so was the first Victorian hydro-electric plant. Charles Dight was vice-president of the Port Phillip Farmers' Society in 1851 and in November that year was elected to the inaugural Victorian Legislative Council as member for North Bourke. He held that seat until his death at Yarra Falls on 9 October 1852 (aged 38). Dight was married to Emma Maria, they had several children. His brother Arthur was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Windsor, while his nephew, also called Charles Hilton, was subsequently elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Singleton. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Electoral district of North Bourke Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1851–1853 John Smith (Victoria politician) Charles Dight (New South Wales politician) William Nicholson (Australian politician) Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park Arthur Dight Dight Charles Dight
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