LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Presentation to An Honorary Secretary
ON the 3rd December, 1913, Mr. William Bertram, the Honorary Secretary of the Dunbar and Skateraw Lifeboat stations, and Joint Honorary Secretary of the St. Abbs station, received a handsome presentation from the President, Committee,...
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Thomas and Richard, and Lady Morris
WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.—At about 10.30 A.M., on the 7th February, two cobles, the Thomas and Richard and the Lady Morris, which had left the harbour for the fishing ground some six hours previously, were seen returning. The first boat, when about...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
THE COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and & PENSION, have been awarded to :— . ' FREDERICK BARNES, 19J years coxswain and 13 years second coxswain, and 2J years...
Category: Awards
THOSE SILLY PEOPLE…
After Haringey, London, youth branch had been shown life-boat films, their chairman, Mr. K. R. Batchelor, received several letters from children showing their appreciation. Two of the letters are reproduced here in their original form: Sv ...
Category: Branches
Two Dinghies
RESCUED MAN'S DOUBLE DONATIONS Skegness, Lincolnshire. The Skegness coastguard told the coxswain at 12.16 on the afternoon of Monday the 9th September, 1963, that a dinghy with two people on board had capsized off Jackson's Corner....
Bodeltornby
Stronsay, Orkneys - At 12.55 P-mon 26th October, 1966, a Danish fishing vessel was reported aground on the Broad Shoal, Shapinsay. The life-boat The John Gellatly Hyndman left her moorings at 1.25 in a gale force north easterly wind and a...
Contents
Notes of the Quarter 75 Contents Lifeboat Services 77 V OlUme .X.L VII Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards 83 Number 473 HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, by Jeff Morris 88 Naming Ceremonies: Falmouth, Tynemouth,...
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Amstelstroom
Appledore, Devon.—During a thick fog in the early hours of the morning of the 18th of July, 1948, the motor ship Amstelstroom, of Amsterdam went aground on the rocky coast of Lundy Island. Her crew of eleven got...
The Life-Boat Service
Its Expenditure at a Glance How each £100 of the Institution's Expenditure was paid out in 1951 £ s. d.
28 7 6 _ _______ New Construction.
38 8 10 ____ _M_ Maintenance of...
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Southend 60 Years Ago
Southend 60 years ago As it is October 1998 (date of letter), I thought readers may be interested in some pictures I took in October 1938! The photographs are of Southend lifeboat, Greater London (Civil Service No.3), in action.
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Category: Photographs