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Actor Richard Todd (Left) Spins the Drum Before Drawing the Ticket for the Winner of the R.F.D. Inflatable 'sportboat'—The Prize In a Draw Organised By Rfd-Gq Ltd., During the Week of the Bourne
Actor Richard Todd (left) spins the drum before drawing the ticket for the winner of the R.F.D. inflatable 'Sportboat'—the prize in a draw organised by RFD-GQ Ltd., during the week of the Bournemouth boat show, in aid of the R.N.L.I.... - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
CRESSWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The Life-boat Ellen and Eliza was launched at 10.50 P.M. on the 6th February, 1899, in keenly frosty weather, while a moderate southerly breeze was blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea and a thick haze, and went...
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About £3000 Was Raised for the Rnli By the Pro-Am Golf Tournament at Notts Golf Club May 29 Last Team to Tee Off Was Hugh Baiocchi and Duncan Lee (Left) and Dr
About £.3,000 was raised for the RNLI by the pro-am golf tournament at Notts Golf Club, May 29. Last team to tee off was Hugh Baiocchi and Duncan Lee (left) and Dr David Marsh and Henry Cooper (right).. - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1917
'W" indicates War Service.) Time of 1917. Launching.
Jan. 1-2. 6.35 p.m.
„ 9. 11.44a.m.
w „ 9-10.11.30 p.m.
„ 10. 1.30a.m.
„ 10. 10.30...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution—(continued.)
SWANSEA —On the 4th May, 1872, the Life-boat Wolverhampton, stationed at the Mumbles, proceeded to the assistance of the ketch Jupiter, of Hamburg, which had gone ashore near the harbour during a strong gale from the W. Some of the crew of...
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Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1785-1900. No. 5
IN treating of Mr. Beeching's Life-boat (in the last article on this subject) which ; was sent to Ramsgate, and which proved ; so successful, omission was made of the ' fact that in 1853 she underwent con-J siderable alterations, in...
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The Life-Belts Used By the Crews of the Life-Belts of the National Life-Belt Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life-belt 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy (maximum 28 Ibs., minimum 25 Ibs.) to support a m«n heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support auother...
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The S.S. Kasser Wiek
— A strong N.E.
breeze was blowing, with a nasty sea running, on 23rd September, when in- formation that a vessel had stranded on the Margate Sands was received from the Coastguard, and the Motor Life-boat City of Bradford...
Rescue of Man Cut Off By Tide
Letters of commendation signed by the Chairman of the Committee of Management, Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham-Quin, R.N., have been sent to Mr. John Parsons of Luton and Master Michael Dunn of Highbridge for rescuing a man who was cut off by...
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