The Humber, Yorkshire.—9th May, 1939. An aeroplane had crashed into the sea off the Lincolnshire coast, but only wreckage was found. Two shoreboats also took part in the search.
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SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT MOELFRE JANUARY 28TH - 29TH. - HOLYHEAD, AND MOELFRE, ANGLESEY, AND LLANDUDNO. CAERNARVONSHIRE.
At 7.30 in the evening of the 29th of January, 1940, a message came to the Moelfre life-boat station...
Shoreline takes support for lifeboat crews right inland: (above) Bob Hurrell, down in Sussex, keeps the flag flying down on the farm . . .. - View image in PDF
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(Below, left) Crimdon Dene, April 10: R. Kirkland, an exeuctive committee member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and T. P. Reynolds, honorary secretary of the ILB station, at the handing-over ceremony.. - View image in PDF
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Plays the melody of "Cherished" (l/ a j/uHt a fju'li-s/iwi yij i-f ti learning 2 2 - ( . . i r . t i gold the raised-relief bo s that • isic lm I with an handles are lavishly accented with hand-applied bands of precious...
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Walton and Frinton lifeboat makes the Christmas run out to Sunk Lightvessel on the Sunday before Christmas, taking fare provided mainly by local shopkeepers. In 1978 (left, above) Robin Davis, chairman of East Ham Round Table which funded... - View image in PDF
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When the new 47ft Tyne class fas! slipway lifeboat, City of London came up the Thames for her official naming, it was also an ideal opportunity for some of the children of Thomas's School, Kensington, to hand over the money that they had... - View image in PDF
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Totton and District branch is organising no less than 12 fund-raising events in 1980, and has distributed its programme to 8,000 homes in its area. The first event, a jumble sale in February, realised £313. The branch received donations...
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Somehow, Brian Carrick, manager of Richmond branch of the Trustee Savings Bank, was persuaded to take part in a sponsored knit-in. He is seen here getting the hang of it before the event and the practice evidently paid off as he raised more... - View image in PDF
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Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Message From the Prime Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Other Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Blue Peter Life-boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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