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Loss of Life at Sea

Date: February 1880

Volume: 11

Issue: 115

THE remarks contained in the following opportune communication from the Rev. J. Scarth, are deserving of every consideration, notwithstanding that they only repeat the oft-told tale in regard to the dreadful loss of life at...

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The French Life-Boat Service

Date: August 1896

Volume: 16

Issue: 181

IN June we were honoured by a visit from the COMTE DE BIZEMONT, the Chief Inspector of our sister service in France, and we need hardly say it was a great pleasure to welcome him and show him what he required to see. Among other things the...

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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats

Date: October 1860

Volume: 04

Issue: 38

ST. ANDREW'S, FIFESHIRE.—A new lifeboat and transporting-carriage have been placed at St. Andrew's, and a Branch of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has been established there. This boat is on the selfrighting plan adopted by the...

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Plymouth's Lifeboats 1803-1974 By Jeff Moiris

Date: Spring 1974

Volume: 43

Issue: 448

FROM PULLING 'ORIGINAL' TO HIGH SPEED 'FAST AFLOAT' WAVENEYPLYMOUTH, host city for the first International Lifeboat Exhibition, 'Lifeboat International', from July 19 to August 17, was one of the 31 stations to have a...

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The Southwold Life-Boats, 1840-1916. By Ernest R. Cooper, Hon Secretary

Date: February 1917

Volume: 23

Issue: 262

I REGRET that for many of the earlier years the Southwold Records are but scanty, and it is with some difficulty that I have been able to extract the facts now detailed from such books and documents as have come down to me.

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International Paint Limited,

Date: Autumn 1995

Volume: 54

Issue: 534

NEW BOAT? X International NONEW PAINT.

You don't need a new boat. All you need is TOPLAC - a new paint tor tired topsides - wood, metal and glassfibre.

TOPLAC has two outstanding advantages over...

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Padstow's New Motor Life-Boat

Date: September 1930

Volume: 28

Issue: 303

Inaugural Ceremony by H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, K.G.

THE new Padstow Motor Life-boat was named on 21st July by H.E.H. the Duke of Gloucester, K.G., the name given to her being Princess Mary.

The new...

Category: Inaugurations

Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1785-1900. No. 9

Date: November 1902

Volume: 18

Issue: 206

BEFORE concluding this subject, a few comparative notes as to cost, size, weight, &c., of the Life-boats under dis- cussion may prove of interest.

Taking the matter of cost first. It is difficult to assign the exact...

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The Fundraisers

Date: Autumn 1988

Volume: 51

Issue: 506

Raisers Car booty! Hundreds of people made money from filling their car boots with unwanted items and selling them at the sale organised by Henley branch, but the real winner was the Institution which received a staggering...

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Notes of the Quarter

Date: Summer 1975

Volume: 44

Issue: 453

HM COASTGUARD are to move their headquarters from London to Poole following the move already made by the RNLI. A new central search and rescue information room will be established at the new Coastguard headquarters. These moves were...

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