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January (1)

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

JANUARY MEETING BARROW, LANCASHIRE, and MILLOM, CUMBERLAND.

At four in the afternoon of the 20th of August, 1942, the naval base asked the Barrow life-boat station to search for an aeroplane which had crashed north of...

Category: Services

Well Dressing

Date: Autumn 1999

Volume: 57

Issue: 550

Well dressing - a Derbyshire tradition dating back to 7350 - is a thanksgiving for the purity for the water in the village wells. The Sir William Hillary display, left, was designed by Ruth Markwell for the West Hallam branch and the... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Cogswell & Harrison Ltd

Date: March 1968

Volume: 41

Issue: 423

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FLASHLIGHT DYNALITE FLASHES The world's most powerful flashlight, specially imported from the U.S.A. This six-cell flashlight 80,000 candle power and is entirely waterproof, made of strong plastic and...

Category: Advertisement

Commander

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

SEPTEMBER 6TH. - HOYLAKE , CHESHIRE. At 3.28 in the afternoon the coastguard reported a small fishing boat, at anchor, in a dangerous position in Hilbre Swash with seas breaking over her. A strong W.S.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea....

A Former Staithes and Runswick Atlantic 21

Date: Spring 1996

Volume: 54

Issue: 536

A former Staithes and Runswick Atlantic 21 lifeboat pictured on exercise near the west breakwater, which can be seen in the background. At the time of the Vellumwinning service it was almost submerged by breaking... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Nellie and Rachel

Date: Autumn 1952

Volume: 33

Issue: 363

Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 5th of September, 1952, the weather worsened, and anxiety was felt for the safety of the local cobles Nellie and Rachel, which had been at sea since daybreak. At 8.30 the life- boat E.C.J.R....

Susan Vittery

Date: Spring 1953

Volume: 33

Issue: 365

Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 6th of April, 1953, the radio operator of the Tuskar Rock lighthouse on shore received a wireless message from the lighthouse that a ship's boat had been seen near the rock....

Dagenite Batteries Ltd

Date: September 1969

Volume: 41

Issue: 429

LIFEBOATS DEMAND THE DEPENDABILITY OF DAGENITE So does your car. Make sure you choose a Dagenite Easifil-it means what it says. Dagenite Batteries are used extensively by the R.N.L.I.

They don't take...

Category: Advertisement

OBITUARY: Sir Angus Fraser KCB TD

Date: Spring 2001

Volume: 58

Issue: 556

Sir Angus Fraser KCB TD We regret to announce that Sir Angus Fraser passed away on Sunday 27 May.

Sir Angus joined the Committee of Management in 1986 and served as a Deputy Treasurer from 1996 to 1998. He was elected a...

Category: Obituaries

White Heather

Date: March 1955

Volume: 34

Issue: 371

St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—On the after- noon of the 29th of November, 1954, the motor fishing vessel White Heather, of Berwick, fouled her propeller off St.

Abbs. At 3.5 the life-boat W. Ross Macarthur of Glasgow was launched...