LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A History of Rockets
The First Sixty Years, by C. R.
Thompson, states in the form of a well-illustrated and well-produced booklet the story of the development of the Schermuly pistol rocket apparatus.
It was in May 1897 that...
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Shoreline from Page 128
had already arrived, so joined their colleagues for a 'hard sell'. The excitement grew. We put up a notice telling the public of our aim. We wrote boldly the number now needed, periodically crossing it out and substituting the new...
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Peep Into the Past
100 years ago The Autumn ' 906Life-boatJournat congratulated female fundraisers for their hard work after another successful Lifeboat Saturday: 'They are less ready to take a refusal than the "sterner"sex, and, this being...
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Endeavour and Easter Morn
Whitby, Yorkshire. — Early on the morning of the 25th of October, 1954, the weather worsened while the fishing fleet were at sea, and conditions at theharbour became dangerous. At 7.45 the life-boatmen assembled to wait for the boats to...
The International Life-Boat Conference
Back Row, from left to light: — Mr. Henry Fargus, Mr. J. J. Crosfield, Engineer Rear-Admiral Charles Rudd, The Hon. George Colville. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt.. The Worshipful the Mayor of Westminster, Mr. George F. Shee.
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Prince George on Board the Stromness Motor Life-Boat. At the Wheel Is Coxswain William Johnston
At the wheel is Coxswain William Johnston.. - View image in PDF
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The Danish Motor Fishing Vessel Opal
HUGE WAVE UPSET LIFE-BOAT ON the evening of 20th January last year the Danish motor fishing vessel Opal sailed from Buckle and set a course for the Fladden fishing grounds. At about 10.30 p.m. it was discovered that the engine room was...
Some Ways of Raising Money
A sponsored swim on February 25 by the Gold Fish Swimming Club, part of Bromley Society for Handicapped People, raised £267 for the RNLI, as well as a similar amount for their own association. Five severely handicapped people took part...
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The Help of Mayors and Mayoresses. A Record?
The Example of South port.
THE Institution is fortunate in having in a large number of its Branches, particularly in the North of England, the support, and very often the active personal help as well, of the Mayors and...
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United States Life-Saving Service
THE Annual Report of the operations of the United States Life-Saving Service for the year ended the 30th June, 1894, was issued a few months since from the Gov- ernment Printing Office at Washington, and we learn from it that there are now...
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