• Ever since John Corin retired from his job as public relations officer at the Port of Bristol in 1981 and returned to his native Cornwall, he has been actively publicising the RNLI. He revised and expanded the Penlee station history which...
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Thanks of the Institution on Vellum.
The THANKS OF THE INSTITUTION, INSCRIBED ON VELLUM, has been awarded to the following :— Mr. J. LEWIS, on his retirement, after 31J years as honorary secretary of the Holy- head branch....
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ON the 4th May, 1908, the Prince of Wales, who is the President of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and takes the greatest interest in its work and welfare, graciously commanded Mr. William Owen, the Coxswain- Superintendent of the...
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LAST year the Institution presented Vellums to seventeen Life-boat Stations which had been in existence for a century and over. Up to the end of July this year seven more Stations received the same honour,* and since then Vellums have been...
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5th October.
A speed boat caught fire and blew up.
Occupant picked up by a fishing boat.
—Rewards, £12 10s. 2d..
THURSDAY, 2nd May, 1872. His GRACE THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, P.C., President of the Institution, in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck...
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Lerwick, Shetlands.—Early in the evening of the 18th February it was learned that the steam trawler Strathmartin, of Aberdeen, was ashore on Loofa Baa shoal, in the harbour.
An E.S.E. gale was blowing with a very rough sea....
To BENJAMIN MILLER, on his retirement, after serving 7 years as Second Coxswain and 3 years as Coxswain of the North Berwick Life-boat, a Pension.
To JOHN MORRIS, on his retirement, after serving 11 1/2 years as Second...
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While Hartlepool's new 44' Waveney lifeboat The Scout was at Poole on trials before going on station, she took out on Poole Harbour four young local Scouts together with 84-year-old Andrew Primmer (centre of group above), who took... - View image in PDF
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Southend 60 years ago As it is October 1998 (date of letter), I thought readers may be interested in some pictures I took in October 1938! The photographs are of Southend lifeboat, Greater London (Civil Service No.3), in action.
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