Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. — 28th October, 1939. A small boat with two men on board was in distress off Brighton, but later the Brighton police reported that the boat and men had been washed ashore. — Rewards, £15 7s. Qd..
IN 1892 a man in Chatham began to subscribe to the Institution. He con- tinued to subscribe until his death fifty- three years later, in 1945. Since then his widow has continued the subscrip- tion in his name..
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150th Anniversary Reception given on March 4 in the State Apartments, Dublin Castle, Ireland, by the Minister of Transport and Power, Mr Peter Berry, TD: (left to right) Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet, Mr and Mrs Peter Berry, Commander F. R.... - View image in PDF
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(Left) The honorary secretary of the lifeboat station authorises the lifeboat to be launched and maintains operational control in conjunction with HM Coastguard. He is generally assisted in the administration of the station by a local... - View image in PDF
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Four generations were involved in Seaview, Isle of Wight, flag day last summer. Amanda and Jeremy Millett (above), on holiday, spent four hours walking the foreshore, helped by their parents and grandparents, Mr and Mrs P. G. Wickens. Their... - View image in PDF
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Mrs. A. Wooldridge, honorary secretary of the Stourbridge branch of the R.N.L.I., has suggested the following Grace for life-boat dinners: 'For men of brave heart and great courage; for willing workers in the service of others; and for...
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Barmouth's life-boat returning from a service to the m.v. Welsh Girl on 2nd June, 1963. The town's life-boat service is now well on the way to being self-supporting.. - View image in PDF
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Pigeons are helping the R.N.L.I. For in July the Northern Centres Charity Championship—a 400-mile race from Rennes, France—was held in aid of the life-boat service. Mr. Brian Whittle, of Ashton-in- Makerfield, secretary of the Western Centre... - View image in PDF
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In May, 1968, the first London Spring Fair, in which many of the London branches co-operated, was held in Chelsea Old Town Hall. 18-year-old Sarah Myles, of London, was 'Miss Life-boat' and here she is shown driving along Kings Road,... - View image in PDF
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