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In July 1924 engineer James Cyril Stobie (1895–1953) [1] submitted the patent application for his pole design in both English and French. It was accepted in November 1925. Stobie described his invention as...an improved pole adopted to be used for very many purposes, but particularly for carrying electric cables, telegraph wires...
The Stobie pole was invented in 1924 by James Cyril Stobie of the Adelaide Electric Supply Company and first used in South Terrace, Adelaide. [16] One of the early Bell System lines was the Washington DC–Norfolk line which was, for the most part, square-sawn tapered poles of yellow pine probably treated to refusal with creosote.
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It was invented by Adelaide Electric Supply Company engineer James Cyril Stobie. [ 39 ] 1925 – Record changer – Invented by Eric Waterworth, a record changer (also called an autochanger) is a device that plays several phonograph records in sequence without user intervention.
1924: James Stobie invents the Stobie pole, now a South Australian icon. 1924: Township of Murray Bridge is founded. 1925: Wayville Showgrounds open. 1927: Duke and Duchess of York visit. 1928: Federal Referendum - South Australia votes: Yes (62.68%) on State Debt; 1929: Electric service to Glenelg commences.
Stobie may refer to: Stobie pole, a kind of power pole common in South Australia; Adam Stobie, Scottish prisoner in the 17th century; James Stobie, 18th century factor to John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl; William Stobie (1950–2001), Ulster Defence Association (UDA) quartermaster and RUC Special Branch informer
On November 9, 2017, James Stobie, better known by his YouTube identity Stobe the Hobo, a famous train hopper was killed when he was dragged to death by an Amtrak train. According to some reports, his bag became tangled in the Amtrak train and he was dragged to his death.
James Stobie was the factor to John Murray, the 4th Duke of Atholl, in the late 18th century. He is best known for designing the layout of Perthshire villages on the bequest of the Murray. In 1784, he designed the village of Stanley [ 1 ] and in 1786 he designed the layout of Pitcairngreen .