In December last, the Viscountess Hawarden was chairman of the Central London Women's Committee 150th anniversary Lifeboat and Mermaid Ball at the Dorchester Hotel. The event was graced by the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Kent and...
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IT was in February, 1895, that I first entered " the House of the Institution " in order to submit my name as a candidate for the vacancy of District Inspector of Life-boats, caused by a decision of the Committee of Manage- ment to...
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Poole guild, formed twelve years ago with ten members, now has a membership of 700 and since 1969 it has raised 63,000; the total last year exceeded 15,000. Members of the guild man both a lifeboat caravan on Poole Quay, which took...
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Readers will have heard about the recent tragedy at Lancashire's Morecambe Bay when 20 cockle pickers died after becoming trapped by rising tides Morecambe's inshore lifeboat and hovercraft, together with Fleetwood's all weather...
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Twenty years after...
• The date September 19, 1954 is indelibly written in my mind and may perhaps strike a chord with you. For my part I was one of the crew of the good ship Nicky which went aground on the Mere Rocks.<...
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Ireland Division Harbour tug to the rescue AT ABOUT NOON on Saturday, January 12,1974, the Royal Ulster Constabulary were told that a small dinghy was in difficulties off Ballgalley Head. Police Sergeant D. McCutcheon drove out to the Head...
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