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A Stobie pole is a power line pole made of two steel I-beams, joined by tie-bolts, and held apart by a slab of concrete. It was invented by Adelaide Electric Supply Company engineer James Cyril Stobie, who suggested the use of readily available materials due to the shortage of suitably long, strong, straight and termite -resistant timber in ...
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
The poles were recovered from uninhabited Tlingit settlements on Village Island and Tongass Island, south of Ketchikan, as well as from the Haida village of Old Kasaan. [ 5 ] In addition to functioning as a museum, the Totem Heritage Center preserves and promotes the traditional arts and crafts of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples ...
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One pole was applied to a skin pad soaked in strong salt solution' while the other pole 'consisted of a needle insulated except at its point, and was plunged into the appropriate cardiac chamber'. 'The pacemaker rate was not good from about 80 to 120 pulses per minute, and likewise the voltage variable from 1.5 to 120 volts.'
Lil History Lesson for the day, on August 3rd, 1958 the Nautilus submarine was the first submarine in history to travel under the north pole — Josh Paydon (@Dahl0negaG0ld) August 3, 2015.
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