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On July 6 Hrh the Duke of Kent President of the Rnli Visited Three Scottish Lifeboat Stations: Invergordon and Macduff Both Established In 1974 and Buckle Establishe
On July 6 HRH The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI, visited three Scottish lifeboat stations: Invergordon and Macduff, both established in 1974, and Buckle, established in I860. At each the Duke inspected the lifeboat and met lifeboatmen,... - View image in PDF
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This Is Not the Start of the Tall Ships Race But the Excitement
This is not the start of the tall ships race but the excitement and competition felt at the start of the Pimlico Boat Race was comparable with it. Thirty-six 'boats' took part, each with a sponsored crew of four who raced their way... - View image in PDF
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Hrh the Duke of Kent President of the Institution
HRH The Duke of Kent, President of the Institution, visited lifeboat stations at Barrow, Morecambe, Fleetwood, Blackpool and Lytham-St Anne's on Wednesday April 27. At each station he inspected the lifeboat and met lifeboatmen, station... - View image in PDF
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Contributions from the Services.
The officers and men of the three fighting services have shown their gratitude by the way in which they responded in 1940 to the appeal which each year the Institution makes to them. The Navy and the Air Force contributed five times as much...
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Rescue of a Flying Boat.
The bronze medal for gallantry has been awarded to Cowwain Walter D. Crowther Qf Plymouth, and its thanks on vellum to each of the eight member* of his crew, for saviaj a flyicg boat and the two men on board her. The flying boat was at...
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Life-Boat Days In 1942.
In each of the first three years of the war the life-boat flag days have raised more than ever before. In 1942, 827 branches held these days and 541 collected more than ever before. 10,649,200 people contributed. That is 1,360,300 more than...
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Notes of the Quarter
THE tragic loss of the crew of the Broughty Ferry life-boat was the worst disaster in terms of number of men lost since the Mumbles life-boat capsized with the loss of the whole of her crew in 1947. It occurred on the 8th of December, 1959,...
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Pensions for Widows and Orphans
As our readers are aware, it has been the practice of the Institution, from its earliest days, to make substantial grants to the widows and children of the gallant men who have lost their lives "on active service" in the cause of...
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Three Gallant Irish Fishermen
THE Institution has awarded Bronze Medals to three very gallant Irish fishermen, John Nolan, John Cahill and his son Joseph Cahill, of Tralee, Co. Kerry.
At 4.0 in the afternoon of 7th Novem- ber last, the S.S. Co-operator...
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