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William Osborne Ltd.
Own an Osborne 'KINGS WIFT 26' KING SIZE 4 BERTH CRUISER GRP in excess of Lloyds requirements Traditional yacht superstructure and deck Length 26 ft. Beam 9 ft. 10 in. Draft 2 ft.] Complete craft ready for sea from £3875 or we...
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Super-Quality of Life-Boats. Some Examples from the Recent Gales
By Captain Howard F. I. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life-boats.
IN an article with the above title which appeared in The Lifeboat for February, 1925, I pointed out the reasons why, in material and construction...
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The "Jolly Roger" (With a Mixed Crew) Collecting At Blackpool
(with a mixed crew) collecting at Blackpool. - View image in PDF
This land vessel was turned out by the Tramways Manager.. - View image in PDF
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Cash Peak
A team representing the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Junior Organisation (RICS JO) recently attempted the three peaks challenge - climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and... - View image in PDF
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 12th September, 1895.
Admiral Sir WILLIAM MONTAGU DOWELL, G.C.B., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and...
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a Summer Afternoon Strawberry Tea at the Home of Mrs Doreen Beste Honorary Treasurer of Coventry Ladies' Guild Raised £100
A summer afternoon strawberry tea at the home of Mrs Doreen Beste, honorary treasurer of Coventry ladies' guild, raised £100.. - View image in PDF
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Exeter Friendly Society
"At last we've found affordable Private Medical Insurance for the over 50's.
Exeter Friendly Society — Exeter Friendly Society otters healthcare insurance for the over 50's that is hard to...
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The Self-Righting Principle In Life-Boats
Ls December 1849 one of the South Shields life-boats upset alongside a wrecked vessel on the Herd Sand, on which occasion 20 out of 24 men who formed the crew of the boat, perished. This melancholy accident, which in one moment prematurely...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
WEST HARTLEPOOL.—On the 2nd April, 1881,at about 11 A.M.,on observing the bri- gantine Danube, of Guernsey, which was about to enter the Hartlepool East Harbour, hoist a flag of distress, the West Hartle- pool No. 1 Life-boat Rochdale...
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The Life-Boat Service In 1935. The Busiest Year for Nineteen Years
The Busiest Year for Nineteen Years.
THE year 1935 was for the life-boat service the busiest for nineteen years.
There were 378 launches of life-boats to vessels in distress. To find a larger number one...
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