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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 ...
The invention and use of the Stobie pole contributed to the success of the rollout by the company. [1] In 1912 the original building was substantially remodelled into a double-storey building that included offices, a laboratory, a room for testing the various instruments, and the company's switchboard and other communications systems. [5]
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.
The Greyhound Park racing facility exists on the eastern side of the suburb, and it is also the site of a fire brigade unit and an ETSA Utilities manufacturing plant where Stobie poles are assembled. It was also the site of the Parks High School, which was closed at the end of 1996, due to declining enrolments.
Stobie poles - still South Australian; Tonsley - The suburb where Chrysler Australia and Mitsubishi Motors Australia made cars from 1964 til 2008. The site has been turned into an innovation park and a housing development. Vili's, particularly Vili's Pies and "Cafe De Vili's" - still South Australian
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
These are the 16 history questions everyone gets wrong. At the time, people thought having too much blood in a certain area could cause disease like fevers or the plague, and letting some out ...
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 .