LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth
THE PERSISTENCE AND DEDICATION which RNLI supporters have shown in a period of exceptional financial stringency give, at the time of going to press, reasonable grounds for optimism about the financial results in 1976. Encouraging support has...
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Services of the Life-Boats
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—The s.s. Loch Lomond, of Dundee, whilst bound from the Tyne to Marseilles with a cargo of 3,600 tons of coal, stranded on the North Holm Sand on the 8th November.
A strong westerly breeze was blowing at...
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The Reconstruction of Tenby Lifeboat House By Ian Haken
DURING A REGULAR inspection at Tenby in 1978 the RNLI's consulting engineers. Lewis and Duvivier. found that since their previous triennial upkeep and maintenance inspection many of the timber piles of the lifeboat house had deteriorated...
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Destruction of the Passenger Steam-Ship, "Austria," By Fire
THE steam-ship, Austria, of 2,500 tons, one of the Hamburg line of screw steam-packets, running between that place and New York, sailed from Southampton on the 4th Sept.
last for New York. Her passengers numbered 425, and...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 1st October, 1885.
EDWARD BIRKBECK, Esq., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence and "Wreck and...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 4th Oct. 1883.
EDWARD BIRKBECK, Esq., M.Pi, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Friday, 17th November, 1922.
The Right Hon. The EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., in the Chair.
Reported the death of Rear-Admiral Hector B. Stewart, a Member of the Committee of Management for many years.
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The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
Obvarte.—Bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria; beneath, It mlnnte letters, "L. C. Wyon." Double legend, " Royal National Life-boat Institution. Founded in 1824. Incorporated 1860. Victoria, Patroness." Reverie.—Three...
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List of the Rewards for Saving Life from Wrecks, Voted By the National Life-Boat Institution
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Summary of Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 15th March, 1928.
SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contribution : Miss A. Hall (additional donation) . . £50 To be...
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