22nd November 1888

A Jersey ketch explodes in Bristol

A Jersey ketch carrying 300 barrels of crude oil exploded in Bristol Docks, killing a captain and three others. The ruptured vessel immediately spilled its burning cargo which, despite covering half of the docks, didn’t harm any other vessels. Unfortunately, the heat from it shattered several thousand feet of glass at the General Hospital.

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Other events that occured in November

01
A Jersey ketch explodes in Bristol
A Jersey ketch carrying 300 barrels of crude oil exploded in Bristol Docks, killing a captain and three others.
02
Jersey sends its first contestant to Miss World
Christine Sagan represented Jersey in 1974 when the island entered the Miss World competition for the first time.
03
MP worries about Jersey’s butter consumption
British MPs debated the amount of butter that Jersey was consuming in 1919, with suggestions that it might be being sent to France.
04
Jersey’s first pillar box is installed
The first pillar box to be erected in Jersey appeared in 1852 under guidance from novelist Anthony Trollope.

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Drunk woman is banished from Jersey
A drunk woman was sentenced to prison with hard labour, followed by banishment from Jersey for at least five years.

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