Last year the Braunton and district branch of the R.N.L.I, in North Devon organised a number of efforts, the first being a raffle involving a model tug made by an Appledore man. It raised during the summer over £60. Picture shows Mr. A.... - View image in PDF
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A 44-foot steel life-boat. - View image in PDF
A development of this U.S. Coast Guard life-boat, with a speed of 17 knots is destined for Falmouth. The R.N.L.I. - View image in PDF
has already six of the 44-foot version in service.. - View image in PDF
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Coxswain John Dare, Plymouth, received his bronze medal from the Duke of Kent during the opening ceremony of the International Lifeboat Exhibition.. - View image in PDF
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KILMORE.—The John Robert Life-boat was launched at 2.30 P.M. on the 22nd March, during a S. wind and a thick fog, and remained during the night by the barque Pass of Leny, of Glasgow, bound from Java for Liverpool with a cargo of sugar,...
dinghy. The island of Craigleith (locally known as 'The Craig') can be seen in the background. Having checked that all is well with the dinghy for the good-natured (and very wet) Ted Hill to resume his sailing, Blue Peter III returns... - View image in PDF
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BROOKE.—On the 19th January at 8 P.M.
the coastguard at this station discovered that a ship was on the rocks at Sudmore.
The crew of the Life-boat George and Anne were summoned as soon as possible, and...
Dora, the colonel's 'pretty' lifeboat saving the crew of Jeune Hortense in 1888. - View image in PDF
Photograph bv courtesy of F. E. Gibson. - View image in PDF
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Blyth, and Tynemouth, Northumber- land. At 1.11 on the afternoon of the 16th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of the Tynemouth life-boat station that the Whitley Bay police had reported a small boat in...
THE new life-boat house at Lytham-St.
Anne's was opened by the Mayor of Lytham-St. Anne's, Councillor N. S.
Utley, on Sunday, the 26th of June, 1960. The ceremony followed the tradi- tional...
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A standard RNLI collection box proved to be a little on the small side for the Elizabeth Barn in Tunbridge Wells. Donations from patrons built up so quickly that a giant Martell bottle had to be used in the end - collecting a total of... - View image in PDF
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