Thursday, 5th April, 1860. THOMAS BARING, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P.,in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committee.
Category: Committee
November Meeting.
Cape Clear, Co. Cork.—On 24th • September, 1939, explosions were heard at sea about two o'clock in the afternoon. They came from the s.s.
Hazelside, of Newcastle, a timber-laden...
Category: Services
IT will be remembered that this com- petition was started in 1918 and proved a great success, over 5,000 schools taking part. It was continued in the two following years, and though each year there was a considerable decrease in the number...
Category: Articles
ANOTHER distressing wreck occurred just to the north of the town, on Sunday morning, the 13th January, 1895, when, after a heavy S.E. by S.
gale all night with snow squalls, the brig James and Eleanor, of Shields, was seen...
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A FRAMED letter of thanks, signed by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.s.o., has been addressed to each of the crew of the Lerwick, Shetlands, life-boat for the escort service they provided to three...
Category: Services
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
Otnxrtc.—Bust at His Majesty KING EDWARD VII. Double Legend : " Royal National Life-boat Institution.
Founded In 1824. Incorporated 1860. King Edward VII...
Category: Medals
About 12.20 P.M. on the 10th February the Coxswain of the No. 2 Life-boat observed the Billy-boy Annie, of Grimsby, being towed over the bar outward bound, when the tow-rope suddenly broke and the Billy- boy drifted rapidly towards the North...
Jan. 4.—Five fishermen put off in a coble from Staithes, Yorkshire, and assisted other cobles which, had been overtaken by a very thick fog and a heavy sea.—Reward, 11. 5s.
Jan. 10.—Three men, while fishing off Beadnell,...
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On the 12th December, 1858, the French lugger Louise Amelie got embayed and was driven on shore near Newcastle in a heavy gale from S.S.E.- The life-boat belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, sta- tioned at Newcastle, was...
Thursday, 4th August, 1859. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., V.P., F.E.S., in the Chair.
Bead and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
Category: Committee