This week in history: March 28, 1924
Candidates make their pitches ahead of a state election, the Murray Bridge council prepares for electric lights and a man is arrested for passing a fake cheque.
From the pages of the River Murray Advocate, March 28, 1924…
Election day, April 5
Election day is fixed for Saturday, April 5 and electors should bear this date in mind.
On Tuesday next at the Murray Bridge Institute Hall Messrs H. Homburg, J.B. Randell and H.D. Young, Liberal candidates for the district of Murray, will address the electors and place their views before the people.
On Friday, April 4 at 8pm, Mr J. Gabb, Member of the House of Representatives, and Mr J. Collings, of Queensland, will address the electors of Murray Bridge in the park at the rear of the Institute.
All shades of political opinion cordially invited to attend.
Town band will render selections.
Murray Bridge corporation
The ordinary meeting of the Corporation of Murray Bridge was held in the Mobilong council chamber on Monday, March 24, when there were present the Mayor, Mr M.W. Parish, Councillors Watts, Binney, Hannaford, Mangelsdorf, Porteous, Homburg and Scott, and the corresponding clerk, Mr A.V. Pugh.
It was resolved:
- The electrical engineer to visit Adelaide and spend a day at Newton McLaren’s to become acquainted with the history of the electric light scheme
- That a third wire be erected from the power house to the Bridgeport Hotel
- That Crs Homburg, Hannaford and Bell be appointed a committee to supervise the electric light work
Alleged valueless cheque
In the Murray Bridge Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr G.R. Handley, Wilfred Joseph Kelly, a young man, was arraigned on a charge of having issued a valueless cheque to Messrs David Bell and Co, Murray Bridge, and was remanded until April 9.
Bail was allowed, defendant in his own surety of ÂŁ50, and one surety of a like amount or two of ÂŁ25 each.
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