LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
GOURDON, SCOTLAND.—On the 5th Nov.
last the new Life-boat recently provided for this station was publicly inaugurated with due pomp and ceremony. The village was gaily decorated for the occasion, streamers of flags...
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A Vessel (21)
JUNE 13TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET. A small vessel was on fire, but she had burnt to the water's edge. As she might continue to burn in the darkness, or become a danger to navigation, she was sunk by the life-boat.- Rewards, £18 10s..<...
Offshore Lifeboat Services December 1977 January and February 1978
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire December 11.
Aith, Shetland December 9.
Aldeburgh, Suffolk January 1.
Amble, Northumberland December 12.
Appledore, North Devon December 11 and...
Category: Services
Isaac Clark of Runswick: When He Retired Last Year He Had Given 59 Years of Service to His Station—20 Years As a Crew Member 34 As Winchman and Five As a Shore H
Isaac Clark of Runswick: when he retired last year he had given 59 years of service to his station—20 years as a crew member, 34 as winchman and five as a shore helper—and his connection with the lifeboat extended back even longer than the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes of the Quarter
Two life-boats 70- foot in length, which will be larger than any at present in the Institution's service, are to be built by Messrs. Yarrow and Company Ltd.
in Scotstoun, Glasgow. Both will be constructed in steel, one...
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Jeff Leyton,
Jeff Leyton, star of Les Miserables, sang for the lifeboats at Ulster Hall concert, Belfast, on 25 October. The musical evening was hosted by local band, Festival Brass, and saw Jeff performing hits from some well known and loved musicals.... - View image in PDF
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JULY 5TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.
Red flares had been reported, but a search, during which a floating mine was seen, found nothing. - Rewards, £6 12s..
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NOVEMBER 9TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
An airman was reported to have baled out, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £15 12s..
Mudeford Ladies' Guild
How could anyone refuse to buy an apple or an orange from these irresistible sellers'.' Gabrie/le Blunden and Tamrnv Skan were he/ping Mudeford ladies' guild to raise more than £500 at its 1983 annual fete, which included... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs