LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Every Year the Police Officers Who Work the Gower Hold a Dinner Dance
Every year the police officers who work the Gower hold a dinner dance and any profits from that function are donated to a worthy cause. This year it was agreed that the profits should go to the lifeboat station at Morton. The event was very... - View image in PDF
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 5th May, 1881.
THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., P.E.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre-...
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The Life-Boats of the United Kingdom
LXIX. TRAMORE.—The Alfred Trower, 34 feet by 8 feet, 10 oars.
IT may not be out of place to preface this article with a description of the old and interesting city of Waterford, which is in close proximity to Tramore, and...
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The Oar
PROBABLY the most ancient mode of propelling boats through the water by hand labour was by means of oars of nearly the same shape, and worked in the same manner, as those now in use. And to all appearance there is no likelihood of a change,...
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Sprays of Flowers from Walmer Vice-Chairman Peter Broady (/) and Honorary Secretary Norman Cavell for Schermuly and Pains- Wessex Marchers (I to R) Barbara Ski
Sprays of flowers from Walmer vice-chairman, Peter Broady (/.), and honorary secretary, Norman Cavell, for Schermuly and Pains- Wessex marchers (I. to r.) Barbara Skinner, Petra Mercer, Sue Roberts, Debbie Groom and Evelyn Luff.
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Festina-Lente
Yacht among rocks THE NORWEGIAN YACHT Festina-Lente reported by VHP radio at 1333 on Tuesday December 14, 1982, that her engine and steering gear had failed; she was one mile south of St Helier Harbour entrance.
The yacht...
Fishing Cobles
While the Sunderland Motor Life-boat Henry Vernon was - out on exercise on the afternoon of 30th March, signals of dis- tress were seen from the fishing coble D.C.M., of Sunderland, about one and a half miles east of Roker. On reaching the...
A Close Shave!
A close shave! Councillor Alun Roberts surrendered his 22-year-old beard in aid of the RNLl and raised £244 for the Penarth branch. He is seen being shaved bv hairdresser Alan Jones. Among the witnesses were deputy launching authority... - View image in PDF
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Medallists of 1927 at the Annual Meeting
Top Row: Second Coxswain Roberts and Captain Owen Jones (Moelfre, Anglesey), Coxswain Upcraft (Southwold), Coxswain Fleming (Great Yarmouth and Gorleston). Second Coxswain Balis and Coxswain Blogg (Cromer).
Bottom Row:... - View image in PDF
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Bradford Editions,
Let this uplifting melody inspire you Inscribed inside the lid is a message that lasts a lifetime for a daughter mother sister friend gratiddaugh ter grandmother 7 Sculptural porcelain butterfly with shimmering gold accents graces the lid...
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