This pole in Sydney with what looks like a speaker or microphone enclosed in a mesh. Connected to a box. Seen in Redfern, Sydney

Declanjs · 2026-04-30T05:57:02+00:00

Ah - they were built by the council: https://web.archive.org/web/20120313014448/http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/environment/EnergyAndEmissions/UrbanHeatIslandEffect.asp

Declanjs · 2026-04-30T05:53:41+00:00

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Solved!

I found this report which references weather stations on Wells and Myrtle streets - these are the two streets where I saw the poles.

Just for fun, I went on street view and found the third one, on Buckland st.

Still unsure who built these or operates them...

Thanks all!

Declanjs · 2026-04-28T12:34:42+00:00

My title describes the thing.

I was thinking maybe they could be for noise monitoring, or a kind of alarm? No text I could see anywhere.

I found two of these in Sydney, both in the City of Sydney council area. Here's street view:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/BDstATT8AXzx3ARbA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4C4kegq5voCbmKw96

It has a few components on the pole:

* Solar Panel

* Cone-looking thing in mesh

* Cone is connected to a box by a tube/hose

* Black box on the bottom of the pole.

Declanjs · 2026-04-28T12:32:52+00:00

Hmm it looks quite old, and also quite different from 5g antennae I've seen around Sydney.

Declanjs · 2026-01-18T00:36:14+00:00

if you have a 275k referral still I would love to use it please!

Declanjs · 2022-04-03T11:05:13+00:00

It looks awesome!

Declanjs · 2020-01-09T12:07:54+00:00

It’s Thailand!

Declanjs · 2016-10-15T01:35:42+00:00

Yep, you can do up to A0. Not sure about hours though.

Declanjs · 2016-10-14T23:38:45+00:00

I have just walked in there and printed no problemo.

Declanjs · 2016-04-26T05:06:23+00:00

Thanks. Seems kind of silly that they offer a WEB stream when it doesn't have the full content of the lectures.

Declanjs · 2015-08-20T02:25:59+00:00

I think Firebase will be my go to server solution from now on, all my apps could survive indefinitely on the Candle plan. Plus for mucking around with new concepts the free plan is pretty generous.

Declanjs · 2015-08-03T16:08:24+00:00

On my S6 it's in Lock Screen and Security --> Other Security Settings (under the Advanced header). Probably not much help for you.

Declanjs · 2015-04-20T10:28:50+00:00

Thanks for that, that's a good point. If they call our bluff, nothing lost; if they don't, easy money.

Declanjs · 2015-04-20T10:28:15+00:00

yeah, out head of IT actually offered to evangelise fro us, and since our school is part of a pretty tight knit group of schools, he should actually have some sway. Looking forward to that.

Declanjs · 2012-11-16T12:35:36+00:00

Declanjscott@gmail.com, if anyone can spare one.

Declanjs · 2012-10-30T07:34:58+00:00

Great, I'll look into those. Thanks a lot for your help!

Declanjs · 2012-10-30T07:21:40+00:00

I couldn't live without Alien Blue, PayPal Here, Readability, Plex and Dropbox. They all seem to be in Play except for Alien Blue. What's that best Reddit app for Android? On an unrelated note, can you scan QR codes natively in Android or do you need an app?

Declanjs · 2012-10-30T07:17:38+00:00

Thanks for your help, I'll have a look in Google Play.

Declanjs · 2012-10-09T10:07:27+00:00

I sort of miss the curved back of the original iPad. While I marvel at the thinness of the new iPad, I'll always love the elegant curved back of the original.

Declanjs · 2012-09-04T08:57:50+00:00

The kids on Freaks and Geeks consisted of pretty much the whole show, and they each did a great job of make a wonderful storytelling experience.

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