LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Swimming in style
The evolution of the humble swimsuit tells an interesting story of wider social conventions …
Daft costumes are the order of the day when it comes to a festive fundraising dip for charity but,...
Category: Articles
Shoreline Section
THE BOAT SHOW at Earls Court in January went with a bang this year! First there was the bomb. Luckily no one was injured, and the way in which everyone walked quietly and calmly to the exits and cleared the building in a matter of minutes...
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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ST. AGNES, SCILLT ISLANDS. — The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a new Life-boat establishment at Priglis Bay, St. Agnes, it being considered very desirable to place a second Life-boat on the Scilly Islands. The new boat is...
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Annual Report. 1896
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION, held at St. Martin's Town Hall, Charing Cross Road, on Saturday, the 21st day of March, 1896, Captain His Royal Highness The DUKE OF YORK, R.N., KG-., in the Chair...
Category: Annual Reports
Niritos
MARCH 11TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. The Greek steamer Niritos, of Ithaca, had struck a mine E.N.E. of the North Goodwin Lightvessel, but her crew were rescued by another steamer. - Rewards, £8 15s. 6d..
Bye-Laws of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
I. THE Annual General Meeting prescribed by the Charter shall be held on the 4th day of March, or as soon after as may be convenient, and the same and all other General Meetings shall be held at such time and place as the Committee of Manage...
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Directions for Restoring the Apparently Drowned
SUPPORTED 80LXLY ET VOLONTAM OOKTEIBDnOHS.
jjotaram — g Services of the Life-boats of the Institution in 1881.
Agnes, schooner, of Llanelly .... 6 Albion, schooner, of Southampton 4 Aldebaran,...
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Letters
Branding reviewviews for Issue No 563 has arrived and read; an excellent issue, presentation and contents.
It has a great practical and interesting 'buzz' about it all.
The Lifeboat College must...
Category: Correspondence
Fishing Boats (6)
Whitby, Yorkshire.— Early in the morning of the 2nd January, 1939, anumber of fishing boats went to sea.
At about 8.30 A.M. a N.E. gale sprang up and the sea became rough, broken and dangerous between the pier ends and the...
The Annual Meetings
The Annual General Meeting The 167th Annual General Meeting of the RNLI was held on the morning of 14 May 1991, at the usual venue on the South Bank in London, with the annual presentation of awards for 1990 following in the afternoon at the...
Category: Meetings