"Stobie pole" meaning in English

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          "text": "The estimated life of the Stobie pole is forty-five years, without any maintenance but coating with bitumen at the ground line.",
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          "text": "He stood behind an old and dilapidated Stobie pole and eyed me and my pushbike.",
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          "text": "However, the lack of trees in South Australia severely constrained the use of timber and led to the early and widespread use of a steel-concrete composite pole, called a Stobie pole after its designer. Stobie poles have been a distinguishing feature of the South Australian landscape for many decades.",
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