LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Annual Meetings
The Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards 1993 Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe Tuesday after the May Day Bank Holiday, 4 May 1993, saw the Institution's 169th Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards. Although held at...
Category: Meetings
A Dinghy (11)
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire - At 8.20 p.m. on 4th August, 1966, a body was seen drifting off Cat rock in Newport bay.
At 8.35 the life-boat Howard Marryat was launched one hour before high water.
There was a...
An Aeroplane (17)
MAY 12TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but all that was found was a flare canister. - Rewards, £14 17s..
A Rowing Boat (11)
AUGUST 10TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A rowing boat had been reported in difficulties, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £5 14s. 6d..
A Steamer (17)
NOVEMBER 28TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. A steamer had been seen in difficulties entering Castlebay harbour, but she did not need the life-boat’s help. - Rewards, £13 14s. 6d..
Children's Gifts.
Many gifts come rom children, who get the money in all sorts of ways, some of them very unexpected. Here are some of the ways used in the last fovir months, with the names of the places, and the amounts of the gifts. Selling Christmas cards...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 12th April, 1894.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
Features
spIRIt Storyteller, boatman and hero Anglesey has seen more than its fair share of difficult rescues. Carol Waterkeyn hears how Margaret O’Leary’s grandfather played a pivotal role This year marks the 80th anniversary of an outstanding...
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Bookshelf
The History of the Blyth and Cambois Lifeboats The History of the Eyemouth Lifeboats by Jeff Morris Published by the author - prices in text Jeff Morris, the Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society continues his self-imposed...
Category: Articles
New Commercial
It was stated in our first Number that a part of the plan of this Journal would be to place on record deeds of gallantry in saving life from shipwreck, as an example and encouragement to others " to go and do likewise;" and perhaps...