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Our Inland Branches. York
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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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
There have been two Life-boats stationed for some years past near Drogheda—one on either side of the River Boyne— that on the northern side not having justified its existence, the opportunity has recently been taken of closing the station...
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A Dinghy
LONG SEARCH IN A FOG Margate, Kent.—At 9.32 on the night of the 12th of October, 1947, the coast- guard reported that a boy who had gone fishing in a dinghy off the Ness at 8 o'clock that morning, had not been seen since. The motor...
A Cabin Cruiser
Fire A CABIN CRUISER on fire with two men and a boy on board was reported to the honorary secretary of The Mumbles lifeboat station by Swansea Coastguard at 1614 on Sunday August 21, 1983.
Maroons were fired and at 1618 The...
London
SCARBOBOTTGH.—The schooner London, of Hastings, bound from Hartlepool to Eye with coal, was seen making for the harbour, with only her fore staysail set, and with a signal of distress flying, at 9 A.M. on the 12th December, during a heavy...
Annie
NEWQUAY, CORNWALL. — At about 5.10 P.M., on the 17th June, the Coastguard reported that a vessel about four miles N. of Towan Head was in need of assistance. A strong breeze from N. was then blowing, the sea was moderate and the weather...
An R.A.F. Sunderland Flying Boat
MAY 12TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.
At 7.15 in the morning a doctor of Castlebay telephoned to the life-boat honorary secretary that he had received a telephone message from Vatersay post office that an R.A.F. Sunderland...
British Oakand and Don Pat
MCH. 20TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 8.34 P.M. the R.N. Shore Signal Station reported that rockets had been seen at Warden Point, coming from the Nore and Mouse Light-vessels. The sea was rough, with a strong squally W.N.W. breeze....
Fishing Cobles (1)
WHITBY.—On the afternoon of the 24th May some of the fishing craft of Whitby put to sea in comparatively moderate weather, but towards evening a violent gale sprang up, accompanied by a heavy sea, and 4 of the cobles were seen labouring and...
Danube
WEST HARTLEPOOL.—On the 2nd April, 1881,at about 11 A.M.,on observing the brigantine Danube, of Guernsey, which was about to enter the Hartlepool East Harbour, hoist a flag of distress, the West Hartlepool No. 1 Life-boat Rochdale proceeded...