Taken outside Life-boat House, Charing Cross Road, London.
Left to right: Coxswain Cross (Humber), Miss Stcphenson and Mrs. Slanton (Boulmer), Coxswain Fleming (Gorleston). and Coxswain Dobson (Donna Nook). In the... - View image in PDF
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ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, WEDNESDAY APRIL 14 THE TRUE MEASURE OF SUCCESS — 1,038 LIVES SAVED IN 1975 THOSE MARVELLOUSLY UNDER-STATED CITATIONS . . .' Thus Raymond Baxter put into words the feelings of the crowded Royal Festival Hall on the...
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EIGHT ON BOARD Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 8.10 p.m. on 25th July, 1964, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat was reported to be in difficulties one mile east of the breakwater. Her crew were signalling for help. The tide...
ANSTRUTHER.—On the 17th February a strong gale from the S.E. raged in the Firth of Forth and a very heavy sea was running. Fifty of the fishing-boats and seven steamers were then at sea, and, in order to inspire confidence in their crews in...
EXTRACT PROM A LETTER FROM THE IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.
15th June, 1916.
To The Secretary, Royal National Life-Boat Institution.
DEAR SIR, I have the pleasure to...
Category: Donations
THE Institution has received a personal letter from the Very Rev. the Chief Rabbi, Dr. J. H. Hertz, Ph.D., ex- pressing the hope that the Jews of Great Britain will respond generously to the appeal of the life-boat service.
Category: Correspondence
Torbay, Devon. — On the 21st of August, 1948, the Brixham Torbay Royal Regatta races were being held.
A strong south-south-west wind was blowing, with a moderate sea, and about half past eleven in the morning two...
THE Life-boat Service, as has often been mentioned in the Institution's appeals, costs each year threepence a head of the population of Great Britain and Ireland.
A member of the Institution's staff was recently...
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Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 18th of Novem- ber, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the steam traw- ler Longscar, which was making for Hartlepool, had boiler trouble. At 2.30 the life-boat...
Glanvill Enthoven INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS In our 75th anniversary year, we send greetings to all our clients including the Royal National Life-boat Institution.
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