LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lord Douglas of Dundee
On the 26th October, 1859, the schooner Lord Douglas of Dundee, parted from her anchors in a heavy gale from- the south, and foundered off the village of Gorton, on the Suffolk coast. The Lowestoft life-boat proceeded under sail to the spot,...
Acker Bilk and His Jazzmen Were the Big Attraction at the Grand Ball Organised By the Recently Re-Formed Brightlingsea and District Branch Held In the Spring at a Holid
Acker Bilk and his Jazzmen were the big attraction at the grand ball organised by the recently re-formed Brightlingsea and District branch. Held in the spring at a holiday camp owned by the branch chairman, D. L. Hammerton, the ball raised... - View image in PDF
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Kidderminster Ladies' Guild Has Held a Nearly New Sale for the Last Seven Years and This Year's Shop Open for Two Weeks Brought In £1650; the Guild Officers and Five
Kidderminster ladies' guild has held a nearly new sale for the last seven years, and this year's shop, open for two weeks, brought in £1,650; the guild officers and five members of the committee are seen on... - View image in PDF
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Review
'' Ships for All." By Frank C. Bowen (late Captain Royal Marines). Ward, Lock & Co'., Ltd., 6s'. net.
WHAT English boy or girl—and might we not add man or woman ?—does not take an interest in "...
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Postscript (From Page 119)
the final fruition of this modern policy.
I recall a conversation I had with Cunninghame-Graham in the early days of my lifeboat career, when he said, 'It is not small boats, as at present, stationed in the bights, but...
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Helmsman Edward Brown (Left) and Crew Member Robin Middleton New Brighton Photograph By Courtesy of Brian Stevenson
Helmsman Edward Brown (left) and Crew Member Robin Middleton, New Brighton. - View image in PDF
Photograph by courtesy of Brian Stevenson.. - View image in PDF
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The Michael and Lily Davis Entering Ramsgate Harbour With Blu-Blud In Tow. the Rescued Crew Can Be Seen Amidships.
The Michael and Lily Davis entering Ramsgate harbour with Blu-Blud in tow. The rescued crew can be seen amidships.. - View image in PDF
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The Mersey Class Lilly and Vincent Anthony Is Officially Named at Pwllheli Which Celebrates Its Centenary Year
The Mersey class Lilly and Vincent Anthony is officially named at Pwllheli, which celebrates its centenary year. - View image in PDF
(Photo Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF
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Atlantic Watch: Ireland's Western Lifeboat Stations Arranmore Galway Bay and Valentia By Ray Kipling Public Relations Officer Rnli
'The wind was of hurricane force, with fierce squalls accompanied by snow and sleet and the seas were mountainous.
' ... 'It took two hours to board the lifeboat and three times the boarding boat was driven back...
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Three Souvenir Sellers and Two Competitors (One Fourlegged the Other Two) Pictured at Wootton Creek Branch's Gymkhana
Three souvenir sellers and two competitors (one fourlegged, the other two) pictured at Wootton Creek branch's gymkhana held at Guildford Farm, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight, last summer.
There was beautiful weather and... - View image in PDF
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