LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Corporation of Trinity-House, London
WE believe that it will be both interesting and instructive to the readers of the Life- Boat Journal generally to have a brief account of the origin, objects, and functions of the Trinity House, London, which is one of the most ancient and...
Category: Articles
The Institution's Expenditure at a Glance
How each £100 of the Institution's Expenditure was paid out in 1949.
£ s. d.
32 9 0 _ _ ___i— _ New Construction.
39 9 10 _» _M _ B« M.I __-...
Category: Accounts
Shoreline
AN ALL-TIME RECORD was chalked up in January by Shoreline at the London Boat Show RNLI stand. During the 11 days of the show 907 new members signed on: 25 life governors, 80 governors, 306 family members and 496 ordinary full members. This...
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Ex-Coxswain John Matthews
The following retired coxswains have died: Ex-Coxswain Henry Nicholas served continuously in life-boats from 1919 until his retirement in March, 1967, the last 1 years as coxswain of the Sennen Cove, Cornwall, lifeboat.
Mr...
Category: Obituaries
A 20 Mile Sponsored Walk In Aid of the R.N.L.I. Set Many Feet Walking from Bognor Regis to Selsey. on the Left Mr F. W. Shearing, Chairman of Bognor Regis Urban Council, Is Shown
A 20 mile sponsored walk in aid of the R.N.L.I. set many feet walking from Bognor Regis to Selsey. On the left Mr F. W. Shearing, chairman of Bognor Regis Urban Council, is shown with some of the walkers before they started their... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Book Reviews
• Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI, was a man of considerable vision who always pursued his ideas relentlessly, though some of his schemes were not realised until after his death. He_ proposed the formation of an international...
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The United States' Life-Saving Service
IN the Number (115) of the Life-boat Journal for February, 1880, there appeared a brief description of the means provided for the Pre- servation of Life from Shipwreck in the United States of America, not only on their sea coasts but on the...
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Dr. E. H. Sears, of Minstead, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, Is Well Known to the R.N.L.I, for His Life-Boat Paintings. He Has Exhibited and Sold Pictures at Exhibitions Run By the Royal Society of Marine Arti
Dr. E. H. Sears, of Minstead, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, is well known to the R.N.L.I, for his life-boat paintings. He has exhibited and sold pictures at exhibitions run by the Royal Society of Marine Artists, Royal Institute of Oil Painters,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hon Secretaries' Courses Under Way
WALES AND THE WEST COUNTRY S6t the ball rolling in June when around a dozen station honorary secretaries from those areas attended the first training course aimed specifically at their role within the RNLI.
Training officer...
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Contents
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 528 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CBE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement Manager: BARBARA...
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