Greensborough 1912
This painting of Greensborough was done in 1912 by an unknown artist.
From Para Road corner, looking north over the Railway Bridge towards Apollo Parkways. The lamp in the foreground is a carbine lamp. Carbide granules were placed in a sealed container and water was dipped into the carbide to generate gas. The lamp lighter placed his ladder against the step on the side of the pole to change the carbide and light the lamp. Exhausted, whitened crystals were dumped to the ground like a pile of bird droppings. Each week day morning, young boys like Alan Partington, who attended the Greensborough Primary School would scavenge in the droppings for pieces that were not exhausted. These small pieces would be placed in desk ink wells at school creating a vile stench. An itinerant artist chopped wood for a lady living in a Para Road building .He recieved lunch for his work. He sat under the verandah and painted the carbide view as a thank you.
Source: Reflections of Diamond Valley DV_F_00509 Album H (Local history collection, Diamond Valley Library, Yarra Plenty Regional Library)
