DURING the past year the difficulties— at all times serious—encountered by those endeavouring by personal effort to raise money for, and increase public interest in, deserving charities and in- stitutions have been in evidence in a greater...
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A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.* ["A curious and interesting coincidence has been communicated to me by Capt. McK-ERLiE, of the Coastguard, Stranraer. The Edinburgh life-boat, it may be remembered, was exhibited in Glasgow on the 16th Dec.,...
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Frederick John Davis who was flag day organiser Mill Hill and Edgware for over 10 years..
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BOULMER, CULLERCOATS, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SCARBOROUGH, and TYNEMOUTH.— On the 7th January a sudden gale sprung up accompanied by a high sea, and between 9.30 A.M. and 4.45 P.M. five Lifeboats —the Meliscent, stationed at Boulmer, the...
PORTHOUSTOCK, CORNWALL. —• A disaslrous shipwreck occurred on the Manacle rocks, near the Lizard, on thenight of the 14th October, involving the lamentable loss of 106 lives. The s.s.
Mohegan, of Hull, a large four-masted...
Signals of dis- tress were seen shortly after 7 P.M. on the 19th October from the Barber Sands, and in response the No. 2 Life-boat Nancy Lucy was launched. When near the sands the brigantine Primula of Istorp, was seen with heavy seas break...
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 4.10 on the afternoon of the 23rd of Septem- ber, 1954, the life-boat honorary secre- tary saw a motor fishing vessel driving towards the north breakwater. At 4.20 the life-boat White Star was launched and made...
Stranded children EDINBURGH CITY POLICE informed Queensferry ILB station at 1725 on Sunday February 4 that four children and their dog were stranded on Cramond Island. The children had tried to return to the mainland by the causeway but, cut...
National Institution FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
ESTABLISHED IN SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE...
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The lifeguards Mr and Mrs Painter met in The Gambia were among 30 amazing volunteers trained there by the RNLI in 2013.
The Gambian lifeguards also received some basic rescue equipment from the...
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