16th September 1878
Men are killed by an exploding threshing machine
A pair of French workers, Auguste Le Goubey and Lacques Le Luan, were killed when the boiler of William Lane’s steam-powered thrashing machine exploded. An inquest was convened, which ruled that the deaths were the result of culpable negligence – a charge to which Lane should answer. He was arrested, imprisoned and, eventually, released on £50 bail.
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London solicitor appears in Jersey court for non-payment of bill
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King killer Gilbert Millington dies at Mont Orgueil
- MP Gilbert Millington's signature was one of the close-to 60 names that appeared on the death warrant for King Charles I.
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Medals for a brave lifeboat crew
- A Jersey lifeboat crew was awarded medals for bravery after they rescued the crew of a yacht trapped in rocks.
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Jersey lifeboat rescues a French yacht
- Crew on a French yacht were rescued by the Jersey lifeboat when struck by a double tragedy in the dead of night.
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