17th February 1902
A bishop’s daughter is killed on Jersey Railway
Several papers carried the story of Emma Chadwick’s suicide on the Jersey Railway. Passers-by had spotted the girl, whose father was the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, step in front of an oncoming train. She had been in Jersey since the previous November, having been sent to the island to recover from overwork.
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Other events that occured in February
Jersey’s wrists are slapped by the Home Office
- Jersey refused to pay for a census to be carried out when it felt that the only benefit would be to the mainland.
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Two women are stranded on Seymour Tower
- Two women had to be rescued by lifeboat when they became stranded on Seymour Tower as the tide rushed in around them.
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Jersey courts ponder accountant’s extradition
- The Australian government sent an extradition request to Jersey's Attorney General in February 2009.
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The Channel Islands are cut off from the outside world
- The only communications link between Jersey and the mainland was severed, leaving the island isolated from the outside world.
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