THE problem of finding the ideal method of providing a life-boat with mechanical power has occupied the minds of de- signers and engineers for more than a century. For many years experiments were made with steam. At the Great Exhibition of...
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The Padstow Screw Steam Life-Boat "James Stevens No 4" Going To The Aid of A Vessel In Distress. - View image in PDF
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Links with local life-boats of the past—the old life-boat station at Lytham, with its windmill partner, and (right) the old life-boat station at St Anne's which is now an ambulance station. Looking on is Mr. John Kennedy, honorary... - View image in PDF
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AUGUST 9TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE.
An aeroplane had fallen into the sea, but only a patch of oil was found.- Rewards, £4 12s. 6d..
Continuing our occasional series explaining lifeboat terms and operations Awards for Gallantry The RNLI has been making awards for gallantry since it was founded 175 years ago. In that time the system has evolved, both keeping pace with the...
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(Right) The RNLI is controlled by a Committee of Management, formed of distinguished public figures who give their services voluntarily. They have specialised knowledge and experience to offer in a variety of fields.. - View image in PDF
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By SHEILA MARY WICKS (10|), The Heston Junior Mixed School, Heston, Middlesex.
"A GALLANT RESCUE." BY THE COXSWAIN OP A LIFE-BOAT.
IT was a dark, stormy night in the middle of a terrible...
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THURSDAY, 12th September, 1901.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
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Naval Architect dies Naval Architect Jack Tyrrell of Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland died suddenly on 29 July 1988 at the age of 83.
Jack Tyrrell was one of Ireland's most imaginative naval architects, and in 1964 won...
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Highlights from the Chairman's report to the Annual General Meeting on 22 May 2003At the Lifeboats AGM in May, Chairman Peter Nicholson looked back over another successful year, but warned that the Institution needs to react to a... - View image in PDF
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