During December, 19-17, life-boats went out on service 44 times and rescued 24 lives.
NO PETROL Hartlepool, Co. Durham. — At nine o'clock on the night of the 2nd of December, 1947, the coastguard telephoned that a small...
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AN RNLI JUBILEE FAYRE, organised by a committee representing several North Cornwall branches, will be held on the Royal Agricultural Show grounds, Wadebridge, on Wednesday, August 24.
The grounds have kindly been made...
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Comedian Les Dennis, who was appearing in 'Don't Dress for Dinner' at the Pier Theatre in Bournemouth, drew the winning tickets of the RNLI's 62nd national lottery at the Pier Approach on 31 July...
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Lifeboats on the Thames The RNLI is to provide lifeboat cover for a new search and rescue service for the river Thames. Three lifeboat stations will be established, which will be the first lifeboat stations to specifically cover a river...
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LIFE-BOAT DAY was held throughout the area of Greater London on 2nd May, and a gross sum of about £2,514 was raised. A number of separate Days were held in different parts of London in 1920 and 1921, but this is the first Greater London...
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WORTHING.—The Life-boat at this j station has recently been replaced by a new and rather larger self-righting boat of the latest type, 35 feet long, 8i feet : wide, and rowing 10 oars double banked ; she has one drop keel and two water...
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Crew members pick the cruisersPoole lifeboat crew drew the winning tickets for the RNLI's lifeboat lottery at Poole lifeboat station on 27 April 2001.
The 93rd draw raised £245,000 and top prize, a luxury Canaries...
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New members for RNLI Committee of Management Four new members were appointed to serve on the RNLI's Committee of Management-the Institution's trustees and controlling body - at its meeting on 28 November 1996.
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Since the last number of The Lifeboat appeared, the Institution has lost by death several valued friends and workers, among them the distinguished surgeon, Sir William Milligan, M.D., LL.D., J.P.,Chairman of the Manchester, Salford and...
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Lottery Saturday afternoon shoppers jostled with each other for the best view of the 39th lottery draw. The event took place at 3pm on Saturday, October 31 inside the Poole branch of Tesco's supermarket, by kind permission of branch...
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