THREE MATERNITY CASES Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—A severe blizzard on the 12th of March, 1947, isolated Campbeltown. On the morning of the 15th a woman with child in the Southend district needed a doctor, and at 10.50 that, morning the motor...
THERE are few matters of greater importance to a maritime country like England than the preservation and improvement of its harbours. To the extent of our sea-coast, and the bountiful distribution of safe and commodious harbours on so many...
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IN recognition of their service to the American steamship Piave, the Presi- dent of the United States has presented a gold watch to Coxswain. William Adams, and a Gold Medal to each of the fourteen members of the crew of the Charles Dibdin....
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WE left behind the painted buoy" That tosses at the harbour-mouth; And madly danced our hearts with joy, As fast we fleeted to the South; How fresh was every sight and sound On open main or winding shore ! We knew the merry world was...
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ABERYSTWYTH.—On the 7th October, during the severe storm which worked wide devastation over a great portion of the United Kingdom, a vessel was seen to be labouring heavily and showing signals of distress, some two or three miles from the...
Some Examples of their Conversion into Yachtj.
eve ything is done to make the Life-boats of the Institution as perfect as possible in material and workman- ship, and since they are -withdrawn from their Stations as soon...
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FOR a joint service to a sand dredger Coxswain Derek Scott, of the Mumbles life-boat, has been awarded the bronze medal of the Institution, and Helmsman Lindsey S. Knipe and crew members James Lock and Richard A. Comley, of the Porthcawl IRB...
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Meeting the need Every year there is a rise in the number calls for help received by the RNLI's volunteer crews. In 1994 lifeboats launched 6,156 times - itself a record - but just a year later the figure for 1995 stood at 7,312 launches...
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Hard graft & glamour Her remarkable determination and bravery have won Tanni Grey-Thompson international awards and fans – but the sporting idol has her own heroes and heroines, as she explains to Rory Stamp ‘The weather was horrible,’...
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More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.
North Berwick-Scotland Division Perched on the promentary at the very end of the Firth of Forth (seen stretching away in to the distance) North Berwick can be a rough place...
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