DEER RESCUED Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 7.59 a.m. on Tuesday, the 25th May, 1965, the police informed the honorary secretary that a deer which was being chased by them had jumped from the pier and was swimming strongly to the north-east...
The Lady Provost of Edinburgh, Mrs A. Irons, drew the winning ticket from nearly a quarter of a million to choose the winner of the Vovo in the Scottish region.. - View image in PDF
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The new Pwllheli Life-boat after the ceremony. - View image in PDF
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NEWHAVEN.—On the morning of the 8th February the coastguard reported to the coxswain of the Life-boat that a vessel was ashore at Seaford. The crew were at once summoned and the Life-boat Michael Henry was launched at 3.50. A strong gale was...
CULLERCOATS.—On the 2nd December the Life-boat Palrnerston, stationed here, was the means of saving 1 man of the crew of a fishing coble which was upset in running for the shore. Three others unfortunately perished before the arrival of the...
After the fishing cobles had put to sea on the 31st January the N.W. wind freshened, causing the sea to make rapidly. Two of the cobles ran into Shields, but as the return of the re- mainder was attended with considerable risk the Life-boat...
During a strong S.S.E. gale and very heavy sea on the 8th December the watchman observed a vessel burning distress signals off the harbour. Information was con- veyed to the coxswain of the No. 1 Life-boat Marie Lane and the boat was...
The life-boat is the Arbroath boat. - View image in PDF
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