LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Barge Will Everard
VELLUMS FOR THE WALTON CREW Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At about 2.45 in the afternoon of the 23rd of April, 1947, the Walton-on-the- Naze coastguard received information from the Felixstowe look-out that a barge was in distress near the...
Life-Boat Christmas Cards and Calendar
THE Institution is having for sale this year two Christmas Cards, one in colours, the other in black and white, and a pocket calendar.
The card in colour will have a reproduction of a painting by the late Mr. L. Wyllie, R.A...
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Past and Present
100 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, May 1889 issue THE LIFE-BOAT HOUSE The boats of the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under...
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Readers Union
J / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Take any 3 books OHDf 25* EACH Edward Heath - SAILING and Save up tO €14.75 when you join the new bi-monthly D A/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / sports; weather forecasting, navigation...
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Why Does She Get Launched?
WHY does she get launched ? A ship, that is.
In other words, why, really, is a ship always a she, and why is she invariably launched with ceremony and usually the traditional bottle of champagne ? Here are the answers,...
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Notes of the Quarter
AT the Institution's annual general meeting, which was held on the 6th April, some remarkable facts about the year 1964 were given in the Chairman's report.
The year was in many respects an exceptional one. There...
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People and Places
Luck of the draw The 45th lottery draw took place on Sunday 30 April at RNLI Headquarters and was attended by a coach party of voluntary workers from the Dudley Branch.
Mrs Felicity Irwin, Public Affairs Executive for TVS,...
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Prince of Wales' Day In London
PRINCE OF WALES' DAY throughout Greater London was held on 8th May, and the chief feature of the day, and a great factor in the success of the appeal, was the personal visits which the Prince of Wales paid to depots in the East and South...
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Municipal Life Assurance
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