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Date: Spring 2012

Volume: 61

Issue: 599 Lifeboat Magazine Spring 2012

Keep our launches!
In response to Christopher Hansen’s comment last issue, please do not give up the lifeboat launchings summary. You can’t possibly feature more than a very few high-profile rescues in...

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The Fundraisers

Date: Spring 1994

Volume: 53

Issue: 528

In Brief DURING 1993/94 Brian Davey, the box secretary of Frampton Cotterell branch collected an amazing £1,739.25 from collecting boxes placed in pubs, shops, railway stations and clubs.

THE 20th annual buffet dance...

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Two Gallant Life-Boat Rescues

Date: February 1918

Volume: 23

Issue: 264

DURING the last days of 1917 the Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-Naze Life-boats performed two splendid ser- vices, well worthy of the traditions of the Royal National Life-Boat Institu- tion, and resulting in the rescue of no less than 115...

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Postscript : Extracts from An Article By Captain Basil Hall An Inspector of Lifeboats at the Turn of the Century

Date: Winter 1978

Volume: 45

Issue: 463

Following the publication in the winter issue of THE LIFEBOAT of a description of the work of present-day divisional inspectors of lifeboats, here are some extracts from an article by the late Captain Basil Hall, RN, a one-time inspector of...

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Mozambique Mission

Date: Spring 2000

Volume: 57

Issue: 552

You haven't got a cat's chance in hell of achieving anything in those boats' said one local, smiling knowingly as he looked at the HNLI's collection of D class lifeboats...To add further concern, a boatman with 20 years'...

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Directions for Restoring the Apparently Drowned

Date: May 1882

Volume: 11

Issue: 124

SUPPORTED 80LXLY ET VOLONTAM OOKTEIBDnOHS.

jjotaram — g Services of the Life-boats of the Institution in 1881.

Agnes, schooner, of Llanelly .... 6 Albion, schooner, of Southampton 4 Aldebaran,...

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Letters

Date: Summer 1983

Volume: 48

Issue: 485

Evening Cruise On Tuesday July 5 Harwich branch chartered a harbour ferry for an evening cruise up the River Stour and at 1910 on a perfect summer's evening the ferry set sail with 99 adults and six children on board. The ladies'...

Category: Correspondence

Your Letters

Date: Winter 1998

Volume: 56

Issue: 543

Worthwhile find Whilst turning out a drawer today I came upon some pictures showing the Worthing lifeboat and crews, we wondered if readers would be interested in seeing this cutting (left).

For some time we lived in the...

Category: Correspondence

Retirement of Commander T. Holmes, R.N.

Date: September 1919

Volume: 23

Issue: 267

IT is with great regret that we have to announce the retirement, under the age limit, of Commander Thomas Holmes, R.N., the Chief Inspector of Life-boats, on completing twenty-seven years' service, and we feel sure that our regret will...

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Stepping out

Date: Autumn 2011

Volume: 61

Issue: 597 Lifeboat Magazine Autumn 2011

Going for a run is the perfect way to give your health a boost this Autumn. It's the ultimate free stress-buster and fat-shifter, and it's easy to get started

The joys of jogging...

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