THE Blackpool life-boat band, which was founded in 1884, and was then the only life-boat band in the world, has now been disbanded. The idea of forming a band was conceived at a time when Blackpool had not yet become a popular holiday resort...
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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Hall, Westminster on Monday, of the Governors of the Institution 6th of March, 1961, beginning at will be held at the Central I 3 p.m.
Notice All contributions for the Institution should be sent...
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As we were going to press we learnt with deep regret of the loss on the night of 18th March, 1969, of the Longhope, Orkneys, life-boat T.G.B., Coxswain Daniel Kirkpatrick, three times holder of the Institution's silver medal, and seven...
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The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to: THOMAS CBOWLEY, 31J years coxswain and If years second coxswain of the Fenit life-boat.
WILLIAM LINKLATEB, 8 years coxswain and 9J years bowman...
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" SHIPBUILDING—From Smack to Frigate, from Cutter to Destroyer." Published on behalf of J. Samuel White & Co., Ltd., Cowes, by the Albion Publishing Co., London.
This book describes the activities of the firm...
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United States.
Tins service is, as our readers are aware, a State service, and is the only one entirely managed, administered and sup- ported by the State, except the Danish Life-boat Service. In January, 191#f an...
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PALLING, NORFOLK. — On the 15th January, during a moderate gale from the W.N.W., accompanied by heavy snow showers, the British Workman Life-boat was launched in reply to signals of distress, and found the s.s. Trafalgar, of London, ashore...
On the 29th of July, 1956, life-boats from Dover and Dungeness, Kent, and Selsey, Sussex, put out to the help of a number of vessels in distress. A full account of these services for which, among other distinctions conferred, the silver...
On the 31st of January, 1953, the British Railways ferry Princess Victoria sank in a gale in the Irish Sea.
The Portpatrick, Donaghadee, Clou- ghey and Newcastle, Co. Down, life- boats were all launched on service.
THANES to the courtesy of Mr. SUMMEE I.
KIMBALI,, the General Superintendent of the United States Government Life-Saving Service, we are enabled to place before onr readers a general outline of the operations of that...
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