By a curious coincidence of dates, the coronation year 2023 will be 70 years after the coronation date in 1953. I thought it would be of interest to look back during this year of some of the events taking place before, during and after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
January 1953
16.—Jersey Debating Club motion, “ That euthanasia should be legalized," defeated by 114 votes to 74.
17.—Municipality of St. Lawrence hold annual ladies' night at Portelet Hotel.
20.—States : Debate on Finance Committee's Report on the financial position, the Public Health Committee replying to criticisms contained in the Report ; £4,250 was voted as foot—and-mouth disease compensation; supplementary credits totalling £7,500 for milk subsidies were voted. Ten year old Joanna Le Brocq, daughter of Mr. E. H. Le Brocq, Chief of Police, seriously injured when emergency door of bus opens. the victim sustaining a suspected fractured skull. .Annual meeting of St. John Ambulance Association.
22.—States : The Report on the financial position was adopted following a statement made by the President of the Assembly and the Finance Committee was instructed to draw up rules of procedure for submission to the House .at a later date ; a petition from the J.S.P.C.A. relative to the export of horses for slaughter was tabled. A lad, 17-year-old Keith Hacker, severely injured in a shooting accident at the Jubilee Hotel. Esplanade.
24.—The collier SS Roman Queen commences to sink in harbour following flooding of the forehold, the Fire Service pumping out many thousands of gallons of water before the vessel was righted Victoria College cross-country races, a total of 264 boys being in the senior and junior events.
26.~First annual general meeting of the Skal Club of Jersey.
27.~States : The Assembly agreed in principle to effect improvements to St. Helier Harbour to permit safer manoeuvring of new ships of the St. Patrick class, this at a cost of approximately £100,000; a Projet of the Defence Committee regarding police pensions was adopted. Annual general meeting of La Société Jersiaise, Mr. H. J. Baal. being elected president. Officials elected at inaugural meeting of Jersey Farmers’ Cooperative.
29.—States : The Assembly re-voted the sum of £51,179 for a Girls’ Selective School at Rouge Bouillon, this following an. impassioned plea by Deputy John Le Marquand, president of the Public Instruction Committee; a debate on foot-and-mouth disease compensation to farmers followed, the necessary amounts being voted, ‘
30.—Annual general meeting of the Eisteddfod, Sir Alexander Coutanche (president) being re-elected.—Jersey Debating Club discusses the motion “ That the Welfare State is doomed to failure," which was lost by 69 against and 52 for.
31.—Full Court: Maurice Moyse, pleading guilty to the robbery of £250 worth of property from Costa Brava, St. Martin, is sentenced to 18 months’ hard labour. Annual general meeting of Jersey Farmers’ Union—St Peter Port A.B.C. lose by odd bout of seven to St. Helier A.B.C. at Springfield. His Excellency the Lt.-Governor attends municipal dinner at St. Ouen.
16.—Jersey Debating Club motion, “ That euthanasia should be legalized," defeated by 114 votes to 74.
17.—Municipality of St. Lawrence hold annual ladies' night at Portelet Hotel.
20.—States : Debate on Finance Committee's Report on the financial position, the Public Health Committee replying to criticisms contained in the Report ; £4,250 was voted as foot—and-mouth disease compensation; supplementary credits totalling £7,500 for milk subsidies were voted. Ten year old Joanna Le Brocq, daughter of Mr. E. H. Le Brocq, Chief of Police, seriously injured when emergency door of bus opens. the victim sustaining a suspected fractured skull. .Annual meeting of St. John Ambulance Association.
22.—States : The Report on the financial position was adopted following a statement made by the President of the Assembly and the Finance Committee was instructed to draw up rules of procedure for submission to the House .at a later date ; a petition from the J.S.P.C.A. relative to the export of horses for slaughter was tabled. A lad, 17-year-old Keith Hacker, severely injured in a shooting accident at the Jubilee Hotel. Esplanade.
24.—The collier SS Roman Queen commences to sink in harbour following flooding of the forehold, the Fire Service pumping out many thousands of gallons of water before the vessel was righted Victoria College cross-country races, a total of 264 boys being in the senior and junior events.
26.~First annual general meeting of the Skal Club of Jersey.
27.~States : The Assembly agreed in principle to effect improvements to St. Helier Harbour to permit safer manoeuvring of new ships of the St. Patrick class, this at a cost of approximately £100,000; a Projet of the Defence Committee regarding police pensions was adopted. Annual general meeting of La Société Jersiaise, Mr. H. J. Baal. being elected president. Officials elected at inaugural meeting of Jersey Farmers’ Cooperative.
29.—States : The Assembly re-voted the sum of £51,179 for a Girls’ Selective School at Rouge Bouillon, this following an. impassioned plea by Deputy John Le Marquand, president of the Public Instruction Committee; a debate on foot-and-mouth disease compensation to farmers followed, the necessary amounts being voted, ‘
30.—Annual general meeting of the Eisteddfod, Sir Alexander Coutanche (president) being re-elected.—Jersey Debating Club discusses the motion “ That the Welfare State is doomed to failure," which was lost by 69 against and 52 for.
31.—Full Court: Maurice Moyse, pleading guilty to the robbery of £250 worth of property from Costa Brava, St. Martin, is sentenced to 18 months’ hard labour. Annual general meeting of Jersey Farmers’ Union—St Peter Port A.B.C. lose by odd bout of seven to St. Helier A.B.C. at Springfield. His Excellency the Lt.-Governor attends municipal dinner at St. Ouen.
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