— On the 16th November the auxiliary ketch Marie Celine, of Connah's Quay, was bound from Connah's Quay to Dublin with a cargo of bricks. She had a crew of three. Four miles N.W. of Point Lynas all her sails were blown away and her...
Mrs Marjorie Cobb, a founder member of Broadstairs ladies' guild in 1972, she had held the posts of chairman and president.
She was also a founder member and chairman of Margate ladies' guild in 1957. Mrs Cobb was...
Category: Obituaries
JANUARY 17TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. A steamer had been mined, but she could not be found, and later the naval authorities reported that she had sunk without any loss of life. - Rewards, £14 11s. 3d.
Jack Downing, president of Stourbridge branch from 1980, chairman from 1963-1980 and founder member from 1953. He was awarded a statuette in 1973, a Gold badge in 1980, a bar to the Gold badge in 1986 and an honorary life governorship in...
Category: Obituaries
on 2nd March, saved 6 men from the brig La Jeune Maria Therese, of Labourne, and took off 5 men from the barque Perseverance, of Scarborough, which vessels had been in collision..
8th December.
The Swedish steamer Ewy, of Seine, appeared to be in difficulties, but weathered the storm.—Rewards, £15.
THE Institution has received a gift from a Liverpool man who celebrated his twenty-first birthday by asking his friends, instead of buying him presents, to give him money for the life-boat service..
Category: Donations
23rd Feb- ruary. A barge grounded on the Gunfleet, but a motor boat which had her in tow took off the only man on board.—Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
7th August. A balloon engaged on film work made a descent into the sea, but as a motor boat was in attendance, the life-boat was not required.—Rewards, £3 16s..
Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—30th August.
A collision had been reported off the Longships, but the vessels went on their way and could not be found.— Rewards, £7..