LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Duke of Northumberland's Life-Boat Essay Competition, 1929
THE subject for the ninth Life-boat Essay Competition in Elementary Schools, held this year, was, " What are the qualities which make the Lifeboatman an example of good citizenship ? " So far as the quality of the essays was...
Category: Articles
Duke of Northumberland's Life-Boat Essay Competition, 1933
THE Duke of Northumberland's Life- boat Essay Competition for elementary schools was held this year for the thirteenth time. The number of schools which took part was 2,207, as compared with 2,249 in 1932. But though there was a decline...
Category: Articles
Esthonian Honour for North Deal
ON the night of 1st November, 1919, the North Deal Life-boat was launched the rescue of an Esthonian three- masted schooner, the Toogo, which was, wrecked on the Goodwin Sands.
A whole gale was blowing, which rose times to...
Category: Articles
Annual Report. 1888
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at Willis's Booms, King Street, St. James's, on Saturday, 24th day of March, 1888, His Grace The DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, E.G., President of the...
Category: Annual Reports
Awards to Honorary Workers
Thanks of the Institution on Vellum The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum has been awarded to the following honorary secretaries of life-boat stations on their retirement.
REV. W. CARROLL, of...
Category: Awards
Inset Right- the Band of the Royal Marines
Inset right- The band of the Royal Marines entertain the crowds. - View image in PDF
Photo: Kees Brinkman. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
All In a Row
Intrepid oars woman Jane Trembath, aged 70, battled against blustery conditions to complete her 25-mile sponsored row down the River Dart in aid of the RNLI.
Miss Trembath, using the same 14-foot rowing dinghy she once used... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A New Station on the West of Scotland. Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire
Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire.
LAST year a new life-boat station was established on the West of Scotland, at Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire.
The self-righting motor life-boat Frederick...
Category: Inaugurations
The Henry Blogg. The First Sea Lord's Tribute to the Life-Boat Service
IN December, 1945, the Institution sent to Cromer one of the first two of a new type of 46-feet Watson -cabin life-boat. In them, for the first time, the steering wheels were placed amidships instead of at the stern. This boat was sent to...
Category: Inaugurations
Staff of the Listening Bank
Staff of the listening bank heard a plea for cash from the RNLI and raised more than £4,000 to help. Over 400 staff from 38 Midland Bank branches attended a sponsored skittles and snooker evening at the International Snooker Hall in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs