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On this day in Jersey...

• Historian George Balleine is born
  George Balleine was honorary librarian of the Société Jersiaise, which gave him the opportunity to produce written works on Jersey’s history.
• The States starts dismantling Jersey Railway
  After a fire, and facing stiff competition from road transport, Jersey Railway was sold to the States, which began demolishing the track.
• British European gobbles up Jersey Airways
  Jersey Airways had been flying between the island and the mainland for 14 years when it became part of the larger British European Airways.