BEFORE the invasion of the Romans, York was one of the chief towns of the Brigantes, the most powerful of the British Tribes. By them it was known as Yure- Wic, and even at that time was a place of importance. The parent city is sup- posed...
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HOLY ISLAND.—On the night of the 6th November a tar barrel was seen burning near the shore opposite Ross Links. The wind was blowing •with, almost hurricane force from S. by E., rain and sleet were falling, and the night was intensely...
BRANCASTER, NORFOLK.—On the morning of the 18th April a vessel was observed stranded on Burnham Flats, but she suddenly disappeared. At 7 o'clock the Life-boat Lily Bird was launched in a heavy sea and a strong N.
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PALLING.—Soon after midnight on the 28th May, while a strong N.N.E. wind was blowing and a heavy sea running,a vessel was reported to have stranded on the beach at Waxham, two and a half miles southward of the Falling Life-boat station. The...
At about noon on the llth September a vessel was observed off Southwold with a considerable list, and a signal of distress in her rigging. As a N.N.E. gale was blowing with a heavy swell, and the crew could be seen working hard at the pumps,...
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 1.10 early on the morning of the 8th of June, 1955, a man at Portmagee telephoned that the trawler Ross Corr, of Dublin, had been due at Portmagee at eight o'clock the night before, but had not...
Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At 8.45 on the morning of the 29th of December, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Red Lancer, of Fleet- wood, which had anchored near the harbour entrance had hoisted a flag signal indicating that...
A remarkable demonstration of service has come to the notice of the R.N.L.I, at Douglas, Isle of Man. The devoted helper, who was physically handicapped, was 15-year old David Kelly who died in November.
It is understood...
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Workington, Cumberland.—At 7.-10 on the evening of the 10th of December, 1956, a message was received from the Walney coastguard that a smallboat, with four Silloth firemen on board, had put out at five o'clock from Grune Point to search...
PARACHUTE FLARES LIGHT CLIFFS EN SEARCH Aberdeen. At 9.29 on the evening of the 4th May, 1962, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a request from the police for help in searching for a man reported to have fallen over the...