IT is thirty-two years since R. M.
Ballantyne died, and last year was the centenary of his birth. He was writing for nearly forty years, his first book being published in 1856, and in that time he produced eighty volumes....
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The Life-boat WakefiM ren- ! dered good service to the schooner Cale- l donia, of Preston, on the 27th April by ; remaining by that vessel till out of danger, i the Caledonia having gone ashore on the Horse Bank, and striking heavily till...
During 1975 Dublin branch and ladies' guild achieved the fine result of £24,000. Of this amount £5,874 came from the lifeboat shop run by Mrs Montague Kavanagh and her helpers, and £4,198 was raised in a one-day spring...
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The COOPERATIVE BANK A Loan from • •i APR is as near as your phone Specially negotiated rates for RNLI members Borrow any amount between £500-£15,000 Funds transferred directly to your bank account Monthly repayment LOAN £ 15...
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The Mayor and Mayoress of Greenwich, Lady Kinahan, Vice-Admiral Sir Harold Kinahan, Mr. L. C. H. Cave, a member of the Institution's Committee of Management, and Mr. Frank Carr, director of the Museum (See page 109). - View image in PDF
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Exercising with a helicopter from RAF Valley, the mountains of North Wales in the background.. - View image in PDF
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Silver service at Cleethorpes and Numberhe knew he was in grave danger. It would take the combined skills and courage of Cleethorpes and Number lifeboat crews to rescue Dollard in an exceptional service, winning four medals It is a rare...
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Mrs Ann Ritchie, in company with Major-General Ralph Farrant, comes aboard Arun class lifeboat 54-06, The Gough Ritchie, for which she is providing the funds, to be welcomed by the builder, William Osborne (r). The Gough Ritchie, which will... - View image in PDF
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e romance ...with the OFFICIAL Titanic music box Ptoys the Academy Awards-winning theme 'My Heart Will Co On' and features a hand-applied, faceted gem replica of the Heart of the Ocean" 'blue diamond', with platinum...
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—Just after four in the afternoon of 21st October, 1939, a police inspector and ambulance men arrived at the life-boat station, and shortly afterwards a message was received from the coastguard that the...