The new Sheerness, Isle ofSheppey, 44' Waveney lifeboat Helen Turnbull was named on May 18 by Mrs R. D. Leigh-Pemberton, wife of the vice Lord Lieutenant of Kent.
A legacy from the estate of James Bissell Turnbull,... - View image in PDF
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A Service by the Bomber Motor Life-boat.
"From the calamity of shipwreck, no one can say that he may at all times remain free, and whilst he is now providing only for the safety of others, a day may come which will...
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At Exmouth on 16th May, 1970, the 48-foot 6-inch Solent type life-boat City of Birmingham, paid for by contributions by the citizens of Birmingham, was named by the Deputy Mayor of Birmingham (Aid. Charles V. G.... - View image in PDF
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BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. On the evening of 16th January, 1942, the steamer R. J. Cullen, of St. John’s, Newfoundland, was blown ashore at Leanish Point, on the S.E. side of Barra, by a S.E. gale, and on the 16th January, 1942, the Barra...
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Mrs. Montague Kavanagh, who has for four years organised the very successful Dublin spring sale, stripping her own stand on which she made £550 towards a sale total of nearly £2,500.. - View image in PDF
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Signalman Edward Touzel of the Jersey Station Who Was Appointed In 1889 and Retired In 1929 He Is Shown Wearing French and English Life-Saving Awards. - View image in PDF
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For the Preservation of life from Shipwreck.
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. . . and model making: (above) a model of the 44ft Waveney lifeboat John Fison stationed at Harwich. This model, made by Rodnev Morlock, an Enthusiast from Felixstowe, is scratch built but using a pre-cast GRP hull.. - View image in PDF
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Walton and Frinlon: Two photographs taken b Motor Mechanic William Jenkins, put side h side, .v/ioir the damage inflicted on Walton pier h the storms on New Year's Eve. The landing stage for the station's boarding hont mis... - View image in PDF
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An exhibition in the Arndale Centre, Litton, during October raised £1,626. An Atlantic 21 ILB and an A run model were just two of the exhibits. Mr and Mrs W. J.
Mobbs, the inspiration behind these annual exhibitions,... - View image in PDF
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