The fourth annual concert organised by Worcester ladies guild had, as star attraction, top television and recording personality Iris Williams. Miss Williams agreed to sing in the concert after making a BBC series aboard the liner Canberra,... - View image in PDF
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EIGHT MEN TAKEN OFF FISHING VESSEL Rhyl, Flintshire. At 5.30 on the afternoon of the 20th May, 1963, the honorary secretary was informed by the coastguard that the fishing vessel Welsh Lady had left early that morning with a party of eight...
WITHBRNSBA.—At 9 o'clock on the morning of the 14th October a messenger from Sandy le Mere, two miles N. of Withernsea, stated that a vessel was ashore there, too far off for the rocket apparatus to reach her, that the sea was getting up...
On the 3rd December the Foreland coastguards telephoned to the honorary secretary that they were watching a steamer which was trying to tow a smaller motor vessel into Spithead. The tow- rope had parted twice. Later they tele- phoned again,...
British marine artists of the eighteenth and nineteenth century helped the life-boat service in the latter half of the twentieth century through an exhibition of their paintings at the gallery of N. R. Omell, of Duke Street, St. James's,...
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Margate, Kent. At 10.50 on the night of the 27th of June, 1959, the coastguard told the coxswain that a yacht was ashore on the Margate sands.
At eleven o'clock the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was...
APRIL MEETING MONTROSE, ANGUS. At about 10 in the morning of the 24th March, 1942, the lifeboat coxswain and two other men were about to enter harbour in a motor boat, when they saw an aeroplane fall into the sea. The sea was smooth and a...
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Above - the competition winner will be taking away an Avon inflatable complete with Mariner outboard and trailer.. - View image in PDF
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Poole Headquarters and Depot Thursday July 19 Friday July 20 Saturday July 21 10 am—6 pm 10 am—6 pm 10 am—6 pm FOR ITS 160th anniversary year, the RNLFs head office and depot will once again be open to the public and there will be an...
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MAY 2ND. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, and part of it was above water. Attempts were made to recover the bodies of her crew, but they were unsuccessful. - Rewards, £7 12s. 6d.
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