Bryan and Kalhv Co.x ofWokingham branch, pictured here with their daughter Rachel, organised a trip on the River Thames aboard this magnificent steam launch St. Belle, the property of the Maidenhead Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Built in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.—At 10.10 on the night of the 17th of August, 1956, a message was received that the motor boat Erin was overdue from a fishing expedition. The life-boat Guy and Clare Hunter was launched at...
Day of dedication NEWBIOGIN LIFEBOAT, the 37' Oakley Mary Joicey, launched on service twice on Sunday, August 1. At 1520 a service of dedication was in progress when members of the congregation noticed an inflatable dinghy being blown...
New Brighton, Cheshire. — At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht with three boys aboard was in difficulties in the Rock Channel. At 3.45 the life-boat City of Glasgow, on temporary...
On the night of the 15th October, the Coxswain received a message that a boat in Arklow Bay was making signals of distress. A strong N.W. gale was blowing with a choppy sea, and rain showers. The Motor Life-boat John Taylor Cardwell was...
During a strong gale from the S.S.E., and in a very heavy sea, on the morning of the 16th March, the George Houn&field Life-boat put off and succeeded in taking into Harwich harbour the distressed brigantine Isabella Heron, of Blyth, and...
Mrs. Bella Mattison, the famous Cullercoats fishwife, who raised more than £8,000 for the R.N.L.I.j died in early January at the age of 92.She started collecting for the life-boat service in 1922. Mrs. Mattison, who left 10...
Category: Obituaries
HOLYHEAD.—A telegram was received at 8.50 A.M. on the 6th September, reporting a vessel in distress half a mile from the South Stack. The signal for the Lifeboat was at once fired, and in seven minutes the Thomas Fielden was launched, and...
WEXFORD.—Signals of distress were shown by the steam-tug Erin, of Wexford, at 5.30 P.M., on the 8th March. The Ethel Eveleen Life-boat proceeded to her assistance and found that her engines had broken down, and that she was in a very...