LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM J. BAKER, on his retirement, after serving for 25J years as coxswain of the Padstow life-boat, a coxswain's certificate •of service and an annuity.
To JAMES TAIT, on his retirement, after serving for 15f...
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The Bradford Exchange
In celebration of the € Oth Anniversary of Dunkirk: Each plaie measures 6 '/« x 8 'A inches (15.8120.9 cm) Hardwood plate display measures appro*. 25 '/2 x 8 '/2 inches 'Endeavour' THE SPIRIT OF DUNKIRK An...
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Fire Extinguishers at Life-Boat Stations
THERE are two types of fire extinguishers in use at Life-boat Stations. The one is the liquid type, charged with carbon tetrachloride, the other is the "Total" extinguisher which is a dry powder machine. This type was first adopted...
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A Bouquet for the Lady Mayoress of London Lady Leaver Presented By Charlotte Elphick
A bouquet for the Lady Mayoress of London, Lady Leaver, presented by Charlotte Elphick, niece of Mr John Norton (background r}, past Prime Warden of the Fishmonger's Company. With them are (I to r) the Duke of Atholl, chairman of the... - View image in PDF
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Yla Section
THE Y.L.A., with a growing membership of 7,000, continues to recruit members and with the yachting season in full swing it is hoped that members will do their utmost to recruit yet more names to the books.
By joining the...
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October (1)
NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. Four men were out fishing in the motor fishing boat Little Old Lady on the 14th of July, 1943, and at about 8.30 in the morning saw a parachute from a Thunderbolt aeroplane floating down about two miles south of Peacehaven....
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE. — Fourteen Whitby cobles being overtaken by a rough sea while fishing on the 13th Feb. 1900, were unable to return home and were seen to be making for Runswick. The Life-boat Gape of Good Hope was launched at 1.30 P.M....
Category: Services
Buxton Branch
During a visit to Derbyshire branches last September Rear Admiral W. J.
Graham, director of the Institution, was entertained to lunch by Buxton branch at the home of its chairman Mrs Helen Garrioch (fourth from left, front... - View image in PDF
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Selling a Dummy!
For seven years Gladys the life-saving lady has stood guard outside Peter Humphriss' shop in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, and over the years she has collected several thousand pounds for the RNLI from the many tourists who visit the New... - View image in PDF
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Last Year 10 Pupils Average Age 10 Years from Danley Middle School Halfway Sheerness Arranged a Sponsored Marathon Badminton Match When They Played Non-St
Last year 10 pupils, average age 10 years, from Danley Middle School, Halfway, Sheerness, arranged a sponsored marathon badminton match when they played non-stop for six hours and raised £10 for the R.N.L.I. Here, one of the boys who... - View image in PDF
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