LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Herbert Jones, of Hoylake, Cheshire. After serving for ten months as second coxswain of the neighbouring station of Hilbre Island, Coxswain Jones became second coxswain at Hoylake in 1920. He served...
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Feeding the Gulls
WHEN the motor mechanic of the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, life-boat started up the engines one morning in December, to test them, several dozen small grey mullet were blown out of the tunnels in which the propellers are housed. The stunned...
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Cover Picture
When HM The Queen, accompanied by Prince Edward, visited Orkney in August, coming ashore from the HMY Britannia at Scapa Pier, the crew of Stromnesx lifeboat were presented to her by Captain Magnus Work, DSC, honorary secretary of Kirkwall... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
One of the First of Many Visitors to Be Shown Over Rother Class Lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Below) Was Clare Francis (Right) on Her Tour of the Show After Performing the Openin
One of the first of many visitors to be shown over Rother class lifeboat Silver Jubilee (below) was Clare Francis (right). On her tour of the show, after performing the opening ceremony, she called at the RNLI stand where Major-General... - View image in PDF
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Mrs. Bella Mattison,
Mrs. Bella Mattison, the famous Cullercoats fishwife, who raised more than £8,000 for the R.N.L.I.j died in early January at the age of 92.She started collecting for the life-boat service in 1922. Mrs. Mattison, who left 10...
Category: Obituaries
(Left) 50' Thames Class Lifeboat Is a Development By the Rnli of the 44' Waveney Lifeboat Like the Waveney She Lies Afloat Is Self-Righting and Is of Steel and Aluminiu
(Left) 50' Thames class lifeboat is a development by the RNLI of the 44' Waveney lifeboat. Like the Waveney, she lies afloat, is self-righting and is of steel and aluminium construction. Twin General Motors Detroit marine diesel... - View image in PDF
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In the Name of Humanity Courage Dedication and Skill I Declare This Stone Well and Truly Laid' With These Words Commander F R H Swann CBE Rnvr Chairman of Th
'In the name of humanity, courage, dedication and skill, I declare this stone well and truly laid.' With these words, Commander F. R. H. Swann, CUE RNVR, chairman of the Institution laid the foundation stone of the new RNLI... - View image in PDF
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Cmdr Phipps Hornby Retires
The honorary curator of the Grace Darling Museum at Bamburgh, Northum- berland, Cmdr. W. M. Phipps Hornby, R.N., has retired after 17 years. During his period as curator the museum went from strength to strength and altogether Cmdr. Phipps...
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Cover Picture
Coxswain David Clemence of Ilfracombe who was presented with a bronze medal at the awards ceremony on May 21 by the Duke of Atholl. Coxswain Clemence joined the lifeboat crew in 1954; he served as second coxswain for just three months before... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lofthouse's Fisherman's Friend
Lofthouse's Fisherman's Friend launched a new fund raising promotion aboard the lifeboat at the Show. Pictured are Mrs Doreen Lotthouse (centre) with her husband Tony and members of the family company and Mrs Alison Saunders (right)... - View image in PDF
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