LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Balance Sheet. 31st December, 1892
£ t. d. £ . d.
To Blake Life-boat Maintenance Fnnd:— Balance from 1891 7 15 9 Dividends received in 1892 49 10 - 57 5 9 Amount expended thereout 13 10 5 43 15 4 „ Blake Life-boat Reward...
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Notes of the Quarter
WHEN, ON MARCH 27, HRH The Duke of Kent attended the first meeting of the Committee of Management to be held in the RNLI's new London premises, it was the first time that a President of the Institution had addressed such a...
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The S.S. lano
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 12.30 early on the morning of the 4th of November, 1957, the Foreland coast- guard telephoned that a steamer anchored in Sandown Bay appeared to be dragging. The life-boat crew were alerted, and half an hour...
Book Reviews
• The quality of lifeboat station histories seems to improve steadily. A recent outstanding example is The Men of The Mumbles Head by Carl Smith (J. D. Lewis and Sons, Gower Press, Llandysul, Dyfed, £3.50).
Mr Smith,...
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The Competitive Trials of Life-Boats
THE decision of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION to carry out exhaustive trials -with different types of Life-boats is an additional proof to those already given in various "ways that the governing body are determined not to sit...
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Travel Offers
Free Hotel Accommodation all year round For only £2995 you and a partner can STAY FREE as often as you like for 12 months Treat yourself to a break whenever you choose, wherever you choose - as often as you choose. With the Travel...
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Boy Leslie
RED FOR DANGER Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 5.32 p.m. on 9th May, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the cabin cruiser Boy Leslie was burning red flares on the outer edge of the Newcombe sand. The cabin cruiser's engine had...
1930: The Innovative Sir William Hillary Is Launched For The First Time, At Dover, Kent
1930: the innovative Sir William Hillary is launched for the first time, at Dover, Kent Photo: Keystone View Co.. - View image in PDF
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Ths Beautiful Setting of Longstock Water Gardens Is Set to Raise Funds for the RNLI
Ths beautiful setting of Longstock Water Gardens is set to raise funds for the RNLI. - View image in PDF
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Mr. A. W. Hawkes, of Waldringfield, Suffolk, Has Been 'Bottling' Life-Boats for Quite a Time
Mr. A. W. Hawkes, of Waldringfield, Suffolk, has been 'bottling' life-boats for quite a time. The three models shown here cover the period 1890 to the introduction of the 70-foot steel life-boat. Mr. Hawkes writes: 'Putting boats... - View image in PDF
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