Dungeness, Kent.—At 12.27 in the afternoon of the 25th of August, 1948, the Jury Gap coastguard telephoned that a yacht was making very heavy weather about one and a half miles south-south-east of the Gap, and the motor life-boat...
Thursday, 8th October, 1914.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Read the minutes of the Building,...
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1st February to 30th April, 1937.
Greater London.
BARNEHURST.—Bridge and whist drive.
Address by the district organising secretary.
BEXLEY HEATH.—Whist drive.
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PAID TO THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION DURING THE TEN YEARS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1890.
[Legaciet under £100 are omitted after having been publuhed twice in the Annual .Reports,] Amount...
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Tunes popular at the turn of the century fill the streets of New Romney every lifeboat day. This 80-year-old piano organ is wheeled out and operated by Mr E. N. Smith (I.), honorary treasurer of Littlestone-on-Sea station branch, and his... - View image in PDF
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MARCH 4TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. At 6.50 in the evening information was received from the coastguard that the owner of a Rye Harbour fishing boat had reported that his boat had not returned from the fishing ground. A fresh north-west wind was...
(Right) On Eiswette's bridge deck, Rear Admiral W. J.
Graham (second from r), director RNLI, greets (I to r) Capt Uwe Klein, chief SAR department, Carl Max Vater, vice-chairman, and Dr Bernd Anders, chief PR department.... - View image in PDF
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The Droughty Ferry motor life-boat coming in from the service to the Abertay Lightship, 30th January, 1937. (See opposite fage.). - View image in PDF
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Say it with flowers The Alsager ladies' guild celebrated its 40th birthday with a beautiful floral display at Milton Park Gardens.
The guild, which raises between £4,000 and £5,000 a year, had asked Congleton... - View image in PDF
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A sense of new beginnings makes Spring a good season for the naming ceremonies of new lifeboats and this year was no exception.
Namings included D class lifeboats for Fowey, Redcar, Clifden, Aldeburgh and the relief fl eet...
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