Tag: jersey
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Royal jewel theft police target Channel Islands
Scotland Yard detectives flew to the Channel Islands to investigate the theft of valuable royal jewels, Guernsey police appointed its first chief (and moved to new premises), and a Jersey pioneer of self-powered flight flew off into the afterlife. We also look back at the life of Gerald Durrell who established the zoo in Jersey and used it as a base for his ongoing conservation work, France launched the Battle of Jersey, and two American prisoners of war escaped the Channel Islands at the tail end of the occupation.
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The world’s first underwater arrest
Guernsey zoo is put up for sale, Jersey makes its first ever weather observation, Alderney elects its first president, a Jersey wartime hero is commended for his exceptional bravery, and Guernsey Police makes the world's first ever underwater arrest.
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The Red Cross saves the Channel Islands from starvation
The BBC broadcasts the last ever episode of Bergerac, a wrecked Roman trading ship is discovered in the mouth of St Peter Port harbour, the Red Cross saves the Channel Islands from starvation, and Wombles author Liza Beresford dies in Alderney.
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A quake shakes the Channel Islands
An earthquake shakes the Channel Islands, a real-life Robinson Crusoe starves to death off Herm, the Channel Islands are cut off from the outside world, and Guernsey's Castle Cornet surrenders after a 9-year siege.
