JANUARY 23RD. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 8.45 in the morning the coastguard reported a vessel ashore. A moderate south-east wind was blowing, with a moderate sea and snow squalls. The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 9.5 and at...
THE Life-boat Institution's depot at Boreham Wood was completed in July, 1939. It replaced the old store-yard on the Thames at Poplar, which had served the Institution for more than fifty years.
The Poplar store-yard...
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British Paints Ltd Inside back cover C.A.V. Ltd 471 Clarke, Chapman & Co. Ltd. 482 Coastal Radio Ltd 491 Dodson-Bull Carpet Co. Ltd. 499 Gallaher Ltd Back cover Gardner Engines (Sales) Ltd. 475 Pinchin Johnson & Associates Ltd 465...
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Left to right: G. Cox, Robert Cox, I. R Davies, J. J. Davies, junior, W. H. Davies, J. J. Davies, senior (second coxswain), Henry Blogg (coxswain), J. W. Davies, H. T. Davies, F. Davies, R. C. Davies and H. W. Davies (motor... - View image in PDF
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Hush money: during one Monday in July Lang/on County Primary School, Ma/ton, North Yorkshire, must have been the quietest school in the country. A sponsored silence was held, with junior pupils being quiet for an hour while the infants kept... - View image in PDF
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package** in oar wake.
A trip to the London International Boat Show 7th - 17th January 1999, is even better if you make a Stakis Hotel your first port of call.
The friendly welcome continues right through...
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On the 20th November, just before dark, in reply to signals of distress, the Life-boat Manchester Unity was launched to the assistance of the Danish schooner Foriuna, of Nykjobing, bound from that port to Stockton, and car- rying a crew of 5...
JANUARY 4TH. - GALWAY BAY. During the morning news was received from Valentia Radio that the S.S. Barrister, of Liverpool, was ashore off Skird Rocks. The crew were called out at once and were on board the life-boat about ten o’clock, but...
LITERATURE OF THE LIFE-BOAT An Account of Books, Pamphlets and Press Articles on the Life-boat Service, 1785-1947 With 63 i ustrotions from old prints, paintings and photographs By SIR JOHN GUMMING K.C.I.E.,...
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Launching the new superthermal Jammer Jacket the sale of which will benefit the RNLI This high quality garment is made from three separate materials chosen for their individual high qualities and laminated by thermal fusion to give...
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