LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
100 Years Ago
THE present year (1861) came in on our English north-eastern coast in storm and fury. For the two last days of the dying year a tempest had been brewing; and on New-Year's Day, when we quiet city folks were exchanging "com- pliments...
Category: Articles
Ino, of West Hartlepool
On the 10th December, during a heavy gale from S.S.W., the brigantine Ino, of West Hartlepool, was observed making for the shore in an apparently sinking state.
It subsequently appeared that she had been in collision with...
Some Ways of Raising Money
Totton and District branch is organising no less than 12 fund-raising events in 1980, and has distributed its programme to 8,000 homes in its area. The first event, a jumble sale in February, realised £313. The branch received donations...
Category: Donations
A British Anson Aeroplane (3)
DECEMBER 15TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A British Anson aeroplane had come down in the sea, but her crew were rescued by a steamer. - Rewards, £8 4s..
List of the Rewards for Saving Life from Wrecks, Voted By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
TO THE CREWS OF ITS LIFE-BOATS, AND TO SHORE AND FISHING-BOATS' CREWS OR OTHER PERSONS, FROM THE 1ST JANUARY TO THE 31st DECEMBER, 1863.
Jan. 1.—The Braunton (North Devon) life-boat put off and rescued, during a gale...
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Humber: Assistant Mechanic Ronald Sayers (R) and Crew Member Sydney Rollinson Tow Water Bowser Past Spot Where Road to Spurn Point Was Breached Piles Now
Humber: Assistant Mechanic Ronald Sayers (r.) and Crew Member Sydney Rollinson tow water bowser past spot where road to Spurn Point was breached. Piles now standing some 10 to 12 feet proud of sand were previously almost... - View image in PDF
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Joint Second Coxswain William Clark - Bronze Medal
Joint Second Coxswain William Clark - Bronze Medal Lerwick lifeboat, 17/18 November 1993 William Clark took Lerwick's Arun class lifeboat Soldian alongside the Russian Factory Ship Borodinskoye Polye 35 times to rescue 37... - View image in PDF
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Mrs V Gambles Honorary Secretary of Bridlington Ladies' Guild Helps J Ward Hold Both the Monster Easter Egg He Gave to the Guild to Raffle and the Resultant £80 Cheque
Mrs V. Gambles, honorary secretary of Bridlington ladies' guild, helps J. Ward hold both the monster Easter egg he gave to the guild to raffle and the resultant £80 cheque.
The winner of the egg gave it to children... - View image in PDF
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End of An Era:
End of an era: on the retirement of Coxswain David Cox of Wells I above) til the end of August, the station was without / member of the Cox family fur the first time in three generations. David Cox was a member of the crew for 43 vears and... - View image in PDF
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Pulling Their Weight for the Lifeboat
Many local organisations and clubs in Filey have arranged special fund raising events throughout the year to help fund Filey' s new Mersey class lifeboat, due on station early in 1991. But none can have been more spectacular than the... - View image in PDF
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