LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Watson Cabin Life-Boat for the U.S.A. American Tribute to the Boats of the Institution
WHEN Rear-Admiral F. C. Billard, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, and the other American delegates attended the second International Life-boat Conference, which was held in Paris last June, they visited Life-boat Stations in...
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Fox
MAEGATE, KENT, and HARWICH, ESSEX. — At 11.30 A.M. on the 19th August information was received at Margate that a large vessel was ashore on the Longsand. The crew of the No. '2 Life-boat Civil Service No. 1 were assembled, the Life-boat...
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston (R) Chairman of the Fund Raising Committee and Glyn Williams (I) Dos Wales Visited Members of Bridgend Ladies' Guild In October
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston (r.), chairman of the Fund Raising Committee, and Glyn Williams (I.), DOS Wales, visited members of Bridgend ladies' guild in October. During the visit, Sir Peter Compston was presented with a cheque for... - View image in PDF
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Resolutions Passed at the Annual Meeting for 1869
1.—Moved by the CHAIRMAN :— 1.—That the following Noblemen and Gentlemen be the Officers of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION for the current year:— (vide last page for this list,) 2,—Moved by Admiral Sir GEORGE SAR- TORIUS, K.C.B.,...
Category: Meetings
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Increased Retaining Fees for Coxswains and Others
IN the August issue of The Life-Boat it was announced that the Committee of Management had decided, as from April, 1920, to give a further increase of 25 per cent, in the rewards paid to Coxswains and crews for going afloat to save life....
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Special Gifts for the Life-Boat Service
As readers of The Life-Boat are aware, the Institution is always glad to receive sums for the provision not only of Lifeboats, but of the many indispensable accessories, which vary from a slipway, costing sometimes as much as, and more than,...
Category: Donations
Olympic Yachting Gold Medallist Reg White Visited the Rnli Stand at the Midland Boat Show Birmingham During the Show from February 24 to March 6 More Than 1
Olympic yachting gold medallist Reg White visited the RNLI stand at the Midland Boat Show, Birmingham. During the show, from February 24 to March 6, more than 100 helpers from ten branches and guilds manned the stand to raise £2,096,... - View image in PDF
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Necessity of Life-Belts for Vessels' Crews
WE have from time to time advocated in the strongest terms the supply of efficient life-belts to the crews of all our merchantships, and have pointed out the duty that devolves on shipowners to provide'the same, although the law of the...
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A Sponsored Marathon Dinghy Race Originally Due to Last for 24 Hours Was Cut to 12 Hours By High Winds the Distance Covered By Entrants In the Race Which Was Org
A sponsored marathon dinghy race, originally due to last for 24 hours, was cut to 12 hours by high winds. The distance covered by entrants in the race, which was organised by Wyboston Sailing Club, ranged from 30 to 40 miles. More than £... - View image in PDF
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