Poole ladies' guild started its tenth year with an exhibition of crafts at which there were demonstrations ranging from the making of Dorset buttons 13-year-old David Johns), to enamel craft I Mrs Renate Wadham). Peter Fallon shows his... - View image in PDF
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Oct. 23, 1857.—A Norwegian barque was seen in distress during stormy weather on Hasboro' Sands. A fishing-lugger's crew picked up, with some difficulty, the ship's crew of 9 men, who had taken to their boat.—Reward,...
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The volunteers aboard an inshore lifeboat faced nearly overwhelming conditions one day last March …
The shipping and inshore waters forecast at 5.20am warned of the impending...
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THURSDAY, 7th June, 1866. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
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Selsey: Coxswain Michael J. Grant (r.), awarded the silver medal for the service to the Panamanian cargo vessel Cape Coast on January 10 and the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum for the service to the fishing vessel New Venture... - View image in PDF
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Coverack, Cornwall.—On the 22nd September a fisherman took three visitors out fishing in his motor launch, the Silver Cloud, of Coverack. They were expected back by seven in the evening, but as they had not returned by midnight, and anxiety...
The Late Richard Oakley is pictured below with a model of the clans of lifeboat which hears liis name.. - View image in PDF
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As many supporters of the life-boat service will be aware, the R.N.L.I. had a serious deficit in 1967. Expenditure amounted to over £1,921,000 and receipts to just over £1,500,000. This has left a gap of more than £410,000....
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Martin and Nigel Lutt raised £.33 for the Leighton branch with their own exhibition of model aircraft and soldiers. photograph by courtesy of the 'Beds, and Bucks. Observer'. - View image in PDF
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FOR THE YEAR 1895-96. ( SHO VING ALSO THE PRE LIFE BOAT STATIONS OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION..
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