The ship Maria, of Dunedin, came ashore here during a fresh wind from the 8.E., on the 22nd Jan. An effort was made by the crew to get her off; but a gale springing up from the E., ac- companied by a heavy sea, placed their lives in great...
At this Highland retreat, Springer Spaniel ‘rent-a-dogs’ Ben and Sam, and until recently Old Mac (pictured), are available to escort you on walks.. - View image in PDF
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Retiring from athletics has also made it easier for this highly successful woman to do the job she loves best: being a mum to her 5-year-old daughter (pictured above).. - View image in PDF
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Lifeboat on show for 100 years Redcar’s Zetland museum, the home of the world’s oldest surviving lifeboat, celebrated its centenary on 1 May.
The Zetland lifeboat arrived at Redcar in 1802, predating the foundation of the...
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In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 39, 49, 62, the following launches on service were made during the months June, July and August, 1969, inclusive: Aberdovey, Merionethshire -...
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Coxswain Hugh Nelson, of Donaghadee, and Coxswain William McConnell, of Portpatrick (See page 533). - View image in PDF
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Sir Philip Hay KC VO TD, an honorary life governor of the RNLI. Sir Philip Hay was private secretary to HRH Pricess Marina, Duchess of Kent when she was president of the Institution..
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CROMER, NORFOLK.—On the 1st March a N.E. gale was blowing with squalls of hail and snow. At about 6.30 P.M.
signals of distress were seen from the barque Lodore, of Liverpool, which was at anchor about four miles off. The...
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— The NATIOHAI, •ION has formed another Life-boat establishment on the coast of Essex, for the better protection of the shipping which crowds the channels lead- ing to the Thames. The Life-boat had only been placed on its station at...
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AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, on Saturday, the 16th day of March, The Most Honourable the Marquis of Londonderry, K.G., in the Chair, the...
Category: Annual Reports