LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Word of Farewell
WHEN one has, for fifteen years, held an office that any man must be proud and thankful to occupy, it is not easy to say good-bye. Yet the time has come for my retirement from the post of Secretary of the Institution, and I must take leave...
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The Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain John Angus, of Howth, Co. Dublin.
Appointed in January, 1900, he has been coxswain for nearly thirty-four years..
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Statement of the Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution from 6th January to 17th December 1860
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Portrait of a Coxswain
Coxswain Richard Walsh, of the Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, life-boat—the new 48-foot 6-inch Oakley which is described on page 678. He became bowman in 1938, second coxswain in 1941 and finally coxswain in 1946. Coxswain Walsh was... - View image in PDF
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Isle of Rona
Padstow, Cornwall.—At 4.45 on the afternoon of the 19th of August, 1956, the Trevose Head coastguard rang up to say that the Camelford police had reported a small sailing boat in diffi- culties near Tintagel Point. The no. 1 life-boat Joseph...
Services of the Life-Boats In January, February and March. 15 Lives Rescued
JANUARY DURING January life-boats were launched on service 30 times but rescued no lives.
FIREMEN TAKEN TO BELGIAN TRAWLER Selsey, Sussex. At 8.20 on the morn- ing of 4th January, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary...
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The S.S. Primrose
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT BALLYCOTTON JANUARY 30TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK. In the early morning of the 27th of January, 1941, many mines came ashore in Ballycotton Bay, on the south coast of Ireland, and four of them exploded, doing...
Swedish "Plaque of Merit"
Presented to the Institution by the Swedish Life-boat Society. - View image in PDF
(See page 334).. - View image in PDF
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KNIT A PAIR OF LIFESAVERS!
Are you a knitter? Woollen gifts have always helped raise funds and made great bespoke presents for loved ones. We asked one of our volunteers for a popular pattern that won’t tax the needles too much, but will still go down...
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The Warnford Tea Trading Company Limited
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