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Gardner Engines (Sales) Ltd
power the lifeboat of the future Designed for deep sea rescue under all conditions, this all metal lifeboat sets the pace for the future. Superbly equipped and designed, the choice of Gardner diesel engines is a fitting tribute to the...
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Anne Gill
On the following morning the Life-boat went to the assistance of the stranded schooner, Anne Gill, of and for Goole, from London, laden with wheat. Her crew had launched their own boat, and two men had got into her, but she broke adrift and...
Lifeboat Quiz
1—Which is the most (a) northerly; (b) easterly; (c) southerly; and (d) westerly station of the RNLI ? 2— Which was the first sailing lifeboat ? 3—Which were (a) the steepest, and (b) the longest slipways for lifeboats ? 4—Where were the...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 5th May, 1881.
THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., P.E.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
Still Available Souvenirs of the 150th Anniversary
SOUVENIRS OF THE 150th ANNIVERSARY John Sunday Lifeboat Jubilee Rose bushes, price 80/ each (carriage and packing 35p per order). Order forms from RNLI, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH 5 HZ..
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The Mercedes-Benz
The Mercedes-Benz drawbar complete with trailer, at Poole's depot quay, dwarfs the Trent class lifeboat in the background with its exceptional span.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
RNLI Scoops Two Golds!
The awards were made at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 9 December 1997, and the photograph (right) shows Edward Wake-Walker, the RNLI's head of public relations, together with Derek Humphries, managing director of Burnett... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Poole: (Above) Cheerful Greetings for the New 33Ft Brede Class
Poole: (above) Cheerful greetings for the new 33ft Brede class lifeboat RNLB Inner Wheel as she returns to Poole Town Quay after making a short demonstration trip in the habour.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ray Oliver: Bowman and Centre-Forward
Honorary Secretary, Cullercoats and Whitley Bay Branch THE crew of the Cullercoats life-boat and the people of Cullercoats and Whitley Bay are justly proud of their bowman, Ray Oliver. Not only is Ray a first-class officer in the boat, but...
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