THE exact position which the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION occupies with regard to keeping a watch for casualties seems to be very little understood by the general public, the result being that on several occasions the Coxswains of...
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Colin Stewart, chairman of the Harlow and District branch. He was a member of the committee since 1971 and had been chairman since 1978..
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FOR THE YEAR 1898-99.
SHOWING ALSO THE PRESHNT LIFE BOAT STATIONS.
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the 'Skipper' by Swift 7x50 7x50 This is the basic naval binocular with the centre focus added for your convenience. It's a big rugged workhorse of a...
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Continued from previous page Torbay, South Devon Relief 52ft Arun ON 1086: March 22, 25, 27, April 2 (four times), 15, 19, May 3, 11, 12 and 20 D class: April 1 and May 28 Trearddur Bay, Gwynedd D class: March 27, May 13 and 28 Troon,...
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Girls from Hastings High School visited their local lifeboat station in March to present a cheque for £600 to Hastings and St Leonards branch, the result of their 1977 charity project: it is twice as much as they have ever collected... - View image in PDF
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'When we're needed—we're needed! And when we're needed, we'll be there!' THESE WORDS of a Swanage coxswain, logged in the station history, are a promise this little Dorset town has been proud to fulfil. Opening the...
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The longest loaf in the world: Coventry Mercia Round Table, giving effect to an idea by Tom Commander, was responsible in 1975 for a new entry in the Guinness Book of Records, and for the raising of about £4,000 for the... - View image in PDF
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The 20 Branches with the highest Collection.
WE publish below a table showing the twenty Branches which made the largest contributions to the Institution during the Branch financial year ending September 30th,...
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THE year 1878 will long be remembered by the inhabitants of London as the year in which the passenger steamer Princess Alice was sunk in the Thames by collision with the Bywell Castle, with the loss of more than 600 persons, out of about 850...
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