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Lizzie and Daisy

Date: August 1911

Volume: 21

Issue: 241

At 9 o'clock in the evening* of the 11 th January, when a whole gale was blowing, it was reported that some of the fishing-hoats were at sea in a helpless condition with their sails blown away. Steps were taken to verify the report, and...

Giovanni

Date: February 1897

Volume: 16

Issue: 183

The same Life-boat was also called out in very bad weather on the 8th October, a dismasted vessel having been observed about three miles east of the harbour. The boat reached her in about an hour's time and found she was the barque...

None (6)

Date: December 1938

Volume: 30

Issue: 336

Scarborough, Yorkshire.—8th August, 1938. Rockets had been reported, but no vessel in distress could be found.

Owing to the eagerness of the launchers the life-boat carriage damaged the iron railing on the foreshore and a...

Hanna

Date: December 1949

Volume: 32

Issue: 352

St. Helier, Jersey.—On the 19th of November, 1949, the life-boat rescued three from the ketch Hanna, of Poole.

Rewards, bronze medal and £24 12*.

(A full account of this service will be published in...

Life-Boat Days In 1950

Date: Autumn 1950

Volume: 33

Issue: 356

IN 1950 the Institution held over 900 flag days. The number of people who gave was 6,100,000 and the sum given was £84,877. The number who gave was 400,000 fewer than in 1949, but the sum given was £1,271 more..

Category: Articles

Mrs. Polly Donkin

Date: Spring 1951

Volume: 33

Issue: 358

MRS. POLLY DONKIN, the most widely known of the fisherwives of Cullercoats who for nearly thirty years have col- lected for the Life-boat Service at the summer exercise of the Cullercoats life- boat, died on the 26th of March after a long...

Category: Obituaries

Agen

Date: July 1952

Volume: 33

Issue: 361

On the 14th of January, 1952, the Walmer life-boat rescued the crew of 38 of the French steamer Agen, of La Rochelle. For a full account of this service, and the rewards, see page 317..

None (4)

Date: December 1955

Volume: 34

Issue: 374

Dungeness, Kent.—At 4.50 on the after- noon of the 20th of August, 1955, the Lade coastguard rang up to say that the Rye police had reported that a boy swimming off Camber was drifting out to sea. At 5.15 the life-boat Charles Cooper...

None

Date: September 1956

Volume: 34

Issue: 377

Girvan, Ayrshire.—About 7.15 on the evening of the llth of May, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say a message had been received from Ailsa Craig that the wife of one of the workers there was ill and required immediate attention. Owing to the...

Gift from Tasmania

Date: Winter 1953

Volume: 33

Issue: 364

THE Institution has received a gift of £100 from Tasmania for the benefit of the life-boat station at Southend- on-Sea. The donor's aunt lived in Southend for many years and was a contributor to the branch..

Category: Donations