THE following comes from an account which appeared in the Herts Advertiser of the Life-boat Day held at St. Albans in September.
" Although times are hard, collectors found a very generous spirit abroad both in St....
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Scarborough, Yorkshire.—Early in the morning of the 23rd November, 1938, a strong S.S.E. gale arose, with a rough sea and heavy rain. The two motor cobles Hilda and Kingfisher were at sea to the northward, and in great danger of being...
Fowey, Cornwall. —• About eleven o'clock in the morning of the 8th of June, 1952, a message was received that a motor boat had reached Fowey and the owner had reported that his friend was missing in the 18-feet motor boat E.M. He had...
The submarine "Universal" broke down in Cardigan Bay on the night of February 3rd. in a gale with a rough sea running and drifted up the bay for 60 miles. Four life-boats went out to her help, the St. David's boat, which helped...
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Year 1939 Launches of Life-boats to ships in distress on account of the War Total launches "f Life-boats Lives Rescued by Life-boats Lives Rescued by Shore-boats r • Medals „ ive% , awarded to *X$ *«...
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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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THERE were 603 launches of life-boats to the rescue in 1950, only 36 below the record number in 1949—and life-boats rescued 381 lives. Ninety-one lives were rescued by shore-boats, for which the rescuers were rewarded by the Institution,...
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AFTER HEART ATTACK Penlee, Cornwall. At 8 p.m. on I2th October, 1963, the port doctor told the honorary secretary that he had received a message from Niton radio station that the United States motor vessel American Merchant had a man on...
Wick, Caithness-shire. At 7.05 a.m.
on 2nd April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Good Hope of Wick had been in collision with the Buckie boat Comet.
The Good...
Members of the Royal Artillery Band, with Peter Holness and Anthony Oliver at Headquarters, draw the winning tickets for the 55th National Lottery.. - View image in PDF
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