ON the 8th April this year the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION decided to build and station a Steam Life-boat at Padstow, and it is of considerable inte- rest to pass in review the reasons which led the governing body to adopt such a...
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Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, president of the R.N.L.I., presenting Ian Gillies, a 12 year old boy from Gourock, with an inscribed wrist watch for an act of exceptional gallantry- The occasion of the presentation was the annual meeting... - View image in PDF
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H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT, LIEUT. DRURY, R.N. - View image in PDF
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WHEN the Prince of Wales visited Hastings on 6th April to open the White Rock Pavilion and the new Promenade, he went aboard the Life-boat which was drawn up outside the Life-boat House. Beside the House the fishermen had built a remarkable...
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Surf 'n' turf beach footie Bournemouth beach 17 August 2002 Team event for groups of five people The great Liverpool manager Bill Shankly once said 'football's not a matter of life and death, it's much more important than...
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From THE LIFEBOAT of March 1967 Three Bronze Medals for Welsh crew Three members of the New Quay, Cardiganshire, life-boat crew have been awarded bronze medals for gallantry for the rescue of a boy. One is the coxswain, Winston Evans,...
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Weather deteriorated ON THE EVENING of Wednesday, September 8, 1976, the yacht Up Spirits anchored in New Quay Bay. Her owner and one member of the crew remained on board while the other slept ashore.
During the night the...
Trent class 14-02 Esme Anderson KwCrew Coxswain/Mechanic Ron Cannon Emergency Mechanic timothy Hurst Crew Member Lance Oram Medal Service Certificate Crew Members: Alan Bray Ian Cannon Christopher Andrews Raymond Noble James Barth Brett...
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During Poole Open Days, Peter Glen (r), cruise director of Fred Olson Travel, presented a cheque for £3,000 to Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the Institution; with them is Anthony Oliver, appeals secretary. The... - View image in PDF
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