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Balloons Being Launched During the Large Scale R.N.L.I, Competition at the End of Last Year.

Compiled by Grahame Farr with the help of members of the Life-boat Enthusiasts' Society 1—Which life-boat station is farthest from the shore? 2—Where are old life-boat houses now used as (a) a library, and (b] an aquarium? 3—Which station last used horses for launching? 4—Where were the first trials of a tractor for launching and which station first had a tractor on its strength? 5—Can you name the recipient, and the year, of the first R.N.L.I, medals—gold and silver? 6—Can you name the first recipients, and the year, of the first bronze medals? [Answers page 91].

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