LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Guinea for a Paper Flag
ON Life-boat Day in Blackheath Village, one of the collectors visited a factory where an auction was being held of the building and plant.
She asked the auctioneer to put up one of her paper flags. This he did, and it was...
Category: Donations
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Great Yarmouth and Corleston, Norfolk.
—6th September, 1939. An explosion had been reported in the neighbourhood of the Gorton Light-vessel, but the lifeboat found that the light-vessel itself was all right, and there was...
At Easter Last Year Mrs Shirley Norris of Brixhain Ladies' Guild
At Easier last ear Mrs Shirley Norris of Brixhain ladies' guild opened a 'staircase' stall in the limited space of an estate agents forecourt, by kind permission of Stan Churchill. The £1,000 taken helped to bring the guild... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Doreen Rash
Mrs Doreen Rash, better known as Doreen Wallace the author, is also a painter. Last July Mrs Rash, now in her 87th year, staged an exhibition of her unframed sketches at her home in Norfolk and by their sale raised £140 for Diss... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Sorry On page 37 of the Winter 2001/02 issue of the Lifeboat we carried an article about the Great North Run which took place on 16 September. The accompanying picture was incorrectly captioned and should have read 'New Brighton lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Boat (12)
DEC. 4TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
An explosion had been seen five miles away, but the life-boat found no survivors, although she picked up a quantity of wreckage which she landed at the Custom House. - Rewards, £20...
A Rubber Boat (2)
AUGUST 27TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had come down in the sea seventeen miles north of Sheringham, and the crew of four had taken to their rubber boat, but they were picked up by a trawler.
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Two Admiralty Trawlers
DECEMBER 28TH. - SALCOMBE, AND TORBAY, DEVON. Two Admiralty trawlers had been reported in difficulties about fifteen miles in an easterly direction from Start Point, but one took the other in tow and the life-boats were recalled. - Rewards,...
A Small Boat
FEBRUARY 3RD. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. A small boat had been reported drifting, but she returned without help, although she had lost her rudder and had to be steered by an oar. Flashes had also been reported, but nothing could be found. -...
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APRIL 24TH. - COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. An object had been reported in the sea off Seven Heads, but nothing was found.
Later it was learned that it was part of a barrage balloon. - Rewards, £11 15s. 6d..