The oak of the RNLI grew from the acorn of Sir William Hillary's famous Appeal to the British Nation in 1823.
In the nature of nineteenth century writings the Appeal is too fulsome to reproduce in its entirety. Extracts...
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STORM on the waters; and the cruel wind Howls like a savage beast whose riven chain Hath loosed to slaughter; on the shore the grind, The rush, the hiss of the vexed waves complain, Sounding like solemn dirge, 'mid plash of driving...
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JULY 1ST. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A sailing canoe was thought to have been blown out to sea, but later it was learned that she had returned.-Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
ABOUT five in the evening of 23rd December, 1938, the coastguard rang up the life-boat station at Blyth, Northumberland, to report a ship, firing rockets and blowing her whistle, about three miles east of Newbiggin Point. At 5.15 the motor...
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THE ORIGINAL TILLER MASTER FOR WHEEL OR TILLER STEERING ON A COMPASS COURSE OSTAR 1976 Single banded transatlantic race Nine chose Tiller Masters— Four finished in first eight I SOLAR AND WIND BATTERY CHARGERS AVAILABLE DAVID JOLLY Little...
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THE ORIGINAL TILLER MASTER FOR WHEEL OR TILLER STEERING ON A COMPASS COURSE OSTAR 1976 Single banded transatlantic race Nine chose Tiller Masters— Four finished in first eight I SOLAR AND WIND BATTERY CHARGERS AVAILABLE DAVID JOLLY 3 Little...
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The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for immediate...
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THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain John Angus, of Howth, Co. Dublin.
Appointed in January, 1900, he has been coxswain for nearly thirty-four years..
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Four of the new 48ft. lifeboats for the R.N.L.I. are being built by Camper & Nicholsons Ltd The R.N.L.I. must have the best.
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Our company also enjoys an international reputation for AUTOMATIC PILOTS for sail or power boats and commercial vessels REPEATER COMPASSES, STEERING...
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