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telepole
refers to a telegraph pole or electricity pole. Commonly used by Broken Hill people. Possibly old Cornish word: A car ran into a telepole on the south road last night. Compare hydro pole, power pole, SEC pole, Stobie pole, telegraph pole.
Contributor's comments: I, too, know this term from Broken Hill in the 1960s. It is not used in Adelaide.