LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rnli National Lottery
THE RNLI'S twentieth national lottery draw was made at Poole HQ on January 28 by Anita Harris, who had recentlytaken the name role of Robinson Crusoe in the highly successful pantomime at Poole Arts Centre. The draw was supervised by...
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Lifeboat Launches
Station-by-station lifeboat launches for June and July 1997 Aberdeen. Grampian Arun: Jun 13 and Jul 8 D Class: Jul 8 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Jun 8, 29 and Jul 24 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Jun 1 (three times), 8, 16, 19,22,29.30,...
Category: Services
The Royal Commission on the Loss of Life at Sea
THE " First Report" of this Royal Commission shows clearly the necessity for its appointment, for it contains authoritative evidence of an alarming waste of both life and property in the greatest source of the country's wealth...
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An Aeroplane (28)
AUGUST 11TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 5.45 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that an aeroplane was down half a mile from the coastguard station, and that the crew had baled out. She was a Halifax.
Twenty-five minutes...
Some Ways of Raising Money
Cheques totalling £4,000 were presented to three charities at St. Martin's School, Walton, Surrey, in October. This sum was raised at the school fete in July—and was nearly double the amount raised at the late fete three years ago....
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The Fundraisers
Flags out for the lifeboats From Pinner to Plumstead, Romford to Richmond, Potters Bar to Petts Wood, members of almost 100 London branches were knocking on doors between 9 and 16 March during the RNLI's London lifeboat...
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The Record Month by Month
Vessels Lives Number Lives which Lives Rescued of Rescued Life-boats Rescued by 1945 Life-boat by Saved or by Auxiliary Launches Life-boats Helped Shore-boats Rescueto Save boats January . . 63 100 6 4 - February . . 53 22 6 5 - March . . 43...
Category: Annual Reports
A Bouquet for the Duchess— a Rose for a Little Girl: the Duchess of Kent Takes Out a Rose from Her Bouquet and Hands It Back to 5-Year-Old Susanne Gibbs Daughter of Co
A bouquet for the Duchess— a rose for a little girl: The Duchess of Kent takes out a rose from her bouquet and hands it back to 5-year-old Susanne Gibbs, daughter of Coxswain Kenneth Gibbs.
Photograph by courtesy of Western... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
When Isabel Morison North Region Coordinator Retired Last December She Was Presented With a Coalport Plate By Clifford M Kershaw (I) Chairman of Bradford Branch On
When Isabel Morison, north region coordinator, retired last December she was presented with a Coalport plate by Clifford M. Kershaw (I.) chairman of Bradford branch on behalf of lifeboat people of Bradford. Councillor Tom Hall, president of... - View image in PDF
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M.B.E. for Scottish Honorary Secretary.
In the Birthday Honours Mr. George Norrie Craighead was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his work as honorary secretary of the life-boat station at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. He is now serving in the R.A.F., and his wife...
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