It covers a massive 11 acres of land; features over 60 gardens and 150 floral exhibitions; and is held in the heart of Chelsea, miles from the coast. So what exactly does the greatest flower show on earth have to do with saving lives at sea?...
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JULY 21ST. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
During the evening of the 20th the life-boat crew were assembled as an aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the call was cancelled. Later flashes were reported and the...
BUILDING OF the 37ft 6in Rother class lifeboat which will be RNLB Shoreline is nearing completion at William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton; all will be ready for a spring launching.
With principal members in place,...
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THE photograph on the cover is of Coxswain Frederick Palmer of Wey- mouth, who first joined the Weymouth crew in 1926. Since then Weymouth life-boats have been launched on service 240 times and have rescued 180 lives.
He...
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NOV. 18TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, and the life-boat made a thorough search, but could find nothing. - Rewards, £14 18s. 6d..
APRIL 7TH. - HARTLEPOOL, AND SEAHAM, DURHAM. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing wasfound. - Rewards : Hartlepool, £4 7s. ; Seaham, £4 19s. 6d..
MAY 16TH. - APPLEDORE, DEVON. An aeroplane had been reported down ten miles out in the direction of Lundy Island, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £7 11s. 3d..
JANUARY 18TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £7 11s..
SEPTEMBER 30TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
Rewards, £26 17s..