LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 4th June, 1874: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.f., Chairman of the Institution , in the Chair. ' Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward....
Category: Committee
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
To SIDNEY H. B. PAGE, on his retirement, after serving for 21J years as coxswain, G months as second coxswain and 1 year as bowman of the Southend-on-Sea life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and a retirement...
Category: Awards
Four Yachtsmen Rescued at Margate
SHORTLY after midnight on the 2nd of September, 1951, the coastguard at Margate called up the life-boat station to say that he could see distress signals being flashed by a torch from a small yacht just outside the harbour.
Category: Services
Griff’s hidden depths
He was once best known as a TV funnyman, but these days Griff Rhys Jones is serious about theatre, documentaries and indulging in his passion for sailing
Griff is enjoying treading the boards. After a spate of television...
Category: Articles
The Admiralty Trawler Moray and Empire Ned (1)
DECEMBER 13TH - 14TH. - DUNMORE, EAST, CO. WATERFORD, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. Just before half-past five in the evening the coast watcher at Hook Point telephoned to the Dunmore East station that a vessel was off the Hook showing flares....
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution—(continued.)
BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE. — On the 24th October, 1868, the barque Betty and Louise, of Hamburg, was stranded during a strong gale on the Cruivie Bank, near Buddon Ness. The Mary Hartley life- boat was quickly manned and launched, and succeeded...
Category: Services
Letters
Brighton lifeboat station I read with interest the reference in the summer issue of THE LIFEBOAT to the fact that Brighton lifeboat station was marking its own 160th anniversary in 1984 as well as that of the...
Category: Correspondence
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
The Record of a Legacy. 1,072 Lives Rescued By the Twenty James Stevens Life-Boats
1,072 Lives Rescued by the Twenty James Stevens Life-boats.
IN 1894 the Institution received under the will of the late Mr. James Stevens, of Birmingham, a sum of £50,000, to be spent on the construction of twenty...
Category: Articles
New Ways of Raising Money
MRS. BOUTWOOD, honorary secretary of the Stanmore branch, has been holding gramophone evenings for young people, contributions for the entertainment being given to the Life- boat Service.
An unusual dance for those in their...
Category: Donations