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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Other events that occured in September
Writer Philippe Langlois is born
- Philippe Langlois was a qualified doctor and a medical officer in the Royal Jersey Militia, as well as an author and poet.
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The Times editor dies in a Jersey nursing home
- Sir William Haley was born in Jersey on 24 May 1901, educated at Victoria College, and died in the island in 1987.
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Channel Television takes to the air
- Channel Television, which is headquartered in Jersey and has studios in Guernsey, produces regional output for the Channel Islands.
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Freemont Point transmitting station opens
- The 139m transmission tower at Freemont Point was built by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to serve the whole Channel Islands.
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