LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Cheese and Wine Party Organised By South London District Office Together With Eltham Ladies' Guild at the Royal Naval College Greenwich Last November Made a Profit
A cheese and wine party organised by South London District Office together with Eltham ladies' guild at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, last November, made a profit of £905. The photograph shows part of the abundant raffle and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The First Lifeboat Saturday Showing the Southport Lifeboat Mary Anna In Albert Square Manchester
The first Lifeboat Saturday, showing the Southport lifeboat Mary Anna in Albert Square Manchester. The two lifeboatmen standing in the boat to the left of the carriage wheel are John Jackson and Henry Robinson - the two crew members who... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
FRASERBURGH, N.B.—About 9.30 P.M. on the 30th July last, the tug-boat Ex- pert arrived in this harbour with the infor- mation that she had passed a schooner at anchor on the lee side of the bay, in dis- tress from leakage, and in expectation...
Category: Services
Bob Silverson (R) Senior Boatbuilder Shows Rother Building at William Osbornes Littlehampton to Richard Belchamber District Surveyor of Lifeboats (South East) Note Sl
Bob Silverson (r.), senior boatbuilder, shows Rother building at William Osbornes, Littlehampton, to Richard Belchamber, district surveyor of lifeboats (South East). Note slender building batten (arrowed) running the length of the boat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Exhibition of Life-Boat Photographs
THE first exhibition of life-boat photographs to be held was shown in London in June and July. It consisted of upwards of seventy photographs taken all round the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. The photographs showed wrecks, the...
Category: Articles
New Life-Boats
ABERYSTWITH, CARDIGANSHIRE.—The Life-boat stationed here many years since has been replaced by a new self-righting boat, which is 35 ft. long by 8 ft. 6 in.
wide and rows ten oars double-banked.
She is...
Category: Inaugurations
Kate
WEXFORD.—On the 12th February, at about 5.30 P.M., the fishing schooner Kate, of Wexford, was seen to be running for the harbour. The wind was blowing moderately from the S.W., but the sea was rolling furiously in consequence of a strong...
From the Gold Coast
THE Institution gets many letters from West Africa, asking for its "catalogue." Here is one of the latest. It comes from the Gold Coast.
"I am very happy to write you this letter. Please, sir, I beg you to...
Category: Correspondence
The Rules Made By the Board of Trade Under the Life-Saving Appliances Act, 1888
THESE rules, which are to come into effect on the 1st of November, were signed I a few days ago by Sir MICHAEL HICKSBEACH, and have just been presented to j Parliament. They are certainly of a most elaborate character—it is difficult to see...
Category: Articles
Awards to Honorary Workers
Honorary Life Governors Three honorary life governors have been appointed in recognition of their services to the Institution. At the annual general meeting of the governors of the Institution on yth April, 1964, each was presented wth a...
Category: Awards