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Ploughing Matches With Vintage Tractors Was the Idea of Gordon Bell Honorary Secretary of Kilrea Branch Northern Ireland the First Held In 1976 Raised £104 But U
Ploughing matches with vintage tractors was the idea of Gordon Bell, honorary secretary of Kilrea branch, Northern Ireland. The first, held in 1976, raised £.104, but unfortunately heavy rain in 1977 meant very few spectators so that,... - View image in PDF
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Notes of the Quarter
Two life-boats 70- foot in length, which will be larger than any at present in the Institution's service, are to be built by Messrs. Yarrow and Company Ltd.
in Scotstoun, Glasgow. Both will be constructed in steel, one...
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The Fundraisers
Monopoly Live Most of us have played the classic board game Monopoly, but what about Monopoly Live where players actually visit the London sites from the board either by foot or public transport? This is just what happened on Sunday 6 July...
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Jersey: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Names Thomas James King (Below) and (Above) Meets the 89-Year-Old Gold Medallist After Whom the New St.He Her Boat Tak
Jersey: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother names Thomas James King (below) and (above) meets the 89-year-old gold medallist after whom the new St He Her boat takes her name.
Photographs by courtesy of (above) Jersey Evening... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Hopelyn (1)
The Service to the S.S. "Hopelyn." By Commander £. S. CARVER, R.D., R.N.R., Inspector of Life-boats for the Eastern District.
ON Friday, 20th October, at about 11 A.M., I arrived at the harbour at Gorleston....
Treatment of the Apparently Drowned
As it is considered that the cause of Science would be greatly benefited if the results of the Treatment in eases of Apparently Drowned Persons were col- lected for comparison and future consideration, it is requested that Answers to the...
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Lifeboats at Llandudno and Conwy By Heather Deane
LLANDUDNO AND CONWY are neighbouring lifeboat stations on the north western tip of Wales, separated by just a few miles of coast but by more than 100 years in lifeboat history.
In 1850 Llandudno was a small village...
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Chairman of Filofax PLC, Mr David Collischon, presents the director Rear Admiral W. J. Graham with a cheque for £3,250.
Chairman of Filofax PLC, Mr David Collischon, presents the director Rear Admiral W. J.
Graham with a cheque for £3,250. The cheque was a percentage of profits made from the sale of Filofax personal organisers made from... - View image in PDF
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A Year on the front line
All lifeboat stations are equipped with digital waterproof Pentax cameras to help the crew take real-time, high quality images of their lifesaving activities.
RNLI lifeguard units also have access to the cameras. The RNLI... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Bodil
The s.s. Bodll, of Esbjerg, was totally wrecked on the ! Haisborough Sands on the 27th May whilst bound from Sweden to South- | ampton with a cargo of timber. A i strong N.E. breeze was blowing at the time and the sea was rough. A...