LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
John HarrisonChairman of the Shoreham Appeal Committee Holds the Cheque for £7000 Presented to the Appeal By the 3Rd Battalion the Queens Regiment at A
John Harrison,chairman of the Shoreham appeal committee, holds the cheque for £7,000 presented to the appeal by the 3rd Battalion The Queens Regiment at a ceremony held at the station's boathouse. (Photo Beckett... - View image in PDF
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Royal Fern
On the 12th August, while a moderate gale was blowing from the S.S.W., with a rough sea, a telegram was received from the coastguard at Port Cranstal, about a mile south of the Point of Ayre, stating that a vessel was ashore there and that...
Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1785-1900. No. 6
AMONG the numerous models sent in for competition for the Northumberland Prize in 1850 there were no less than twenty-one varieties of Life-rafts, some supported by one cylinder, but more by two; some by closed canoes; some by a boat divided...
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(5)—Going to Work.—Frank Bloom and Les Wall Rowing Out to Their Oyster Boat.
(5)—Going to work.—Frank Bloom and Les Wall rowing out to their oyster boat.. - View image in PDF
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Going quackers! the Frame Sub Aqua Club raised £700 at its duck race,
Going quackers! The Frame Sub Aqua Club raised £700 at its duck race, the proceeds of which will be split between the club and the RNLI. Each of the 700 ducks was sponsored at £1 a time and club member Mike Moore seems to be having... - View image in PDF
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Sir David Richmond of Glasgow has a capsize trial before going on duty in Troon
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The Fundraisers
Some w a y s of t i l l i n g t he c o f f e r s . . .
Pushing and pulling Although the new term was only days old, the youngsters at Fowey Community School were soon in action supporting the local community. Fifty-two Year...
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An Aeroplane (23)
OCT. 14TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
At 9.20 P.M. the coastguard reported that the Shambles Lightship had fired guns and rockets. A strong E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain. At 10 P.M.
the motor...
Festive Figures:
Festive figures: Christmas may be a mere memory by now, but for Mr Sid Cook and his wife Peggy, of Lowestoft, production of this year's selection of seasonal novelties, to sell for charity, is already in full swing. In 1986 the Cooks... - View image in PDF
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Test
At 12.30 A.M.
on the 5th September, during a whole N.E. gale with very heavy sea, it was reported to the Coxswain of the No. 2 Life-boat Leicester that a vessel was ashore on the North Bank. The Life- boat was launched and...