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Shetland Life-Boat Day

... Cannot be a Life-Boatman, But You Can Melp to Save the Lives of Your Relatives or Friends in Peril on the Sea. 21 Brave Life-Boatmen have lost their lives THEY GAVE THEIR ALL WHAT WILL YOU GIVE TO THE RED CROSS OF THE SEA? 1916 was a Record Year in Life- ...

Published: Saturday 01 December 1917
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 236 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Shetland Life-Boat D e e-DBoat Day. —— it FR())I pearly cvery home someons hag gone to serve in the Navy

... Cannot be a Life. Boatman, But You Can Help to Save the Lives of Your Relatives or Friends in Peril on the Sea. 21 Brave Life-Boatmen have lost their lives during the ,War. THEY GAVE THEIR ALL. WHAT WILL YOU GIVE TO THE RED CROSS OF THE'SEA? 1916 was a Record ...

Published: Saturday 17 November 1917
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 258 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WHALSAY MAIL BOAT ACCIDENT

... inquired of the contractors soon after the accident they had not received any claims for compensation in respect of the deceased boatmen, but I am inquiring again, Much as I regret the accident I can see no ground on which I should be justified in imposing any ...

Published: Saturday 07 June 1913
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 209 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, . YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION. — MEETING TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY). AT 7.3 . — THE WEERKLY MEETING will ..

... Cannot be a Life-Boatman, But You Can Help to Save the Lives of Your Relatives or Friends in Peril on the Sea. 21 Brave Life-Boatmen have jost their lives during the War THEY GAVE THEIR ALL WHAT WILL YOU GIVE TO THE RED CROSS OF THE SEA? 1916 was a Record ...

Published: Saturday 24 November 1917
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 502 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

COLONEIL STEELE

... Wolseley, He referred to the great hardship of the trip: the splendid aid of the Iroquois Indians who were then the best boatmen in the world; the work of Donald McKellar, who, with three boats manned with Indian the way; the splendid organisation of ...

Published: Saturday 02 May 1914
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ceaseless, uuresting march continues

... of fear many took to loats, and tried to get to the open !m—‘un_\'whc re away from these human wolves. In some cases ithe boatmen were massacred ; in others those who trusted to the sea foand another—yet a more moreiful-—-death beneath the waves. Nor does ...

Published: Saturday 16 November 1912
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 440 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

OIHER “ SERIOUS SITUATIONS

... Shetland A deplorable story comes from the island of Bressay, one of the Shetland group. Owing to the prolonged strise of boatmen. this island has boen without mesns of communication for some time, and articles of food are selling at 100 per cent. over ...

Published: Saturday 13 April 1912
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 590 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NOTES FROM FOULA

... passenger, seeing one of the boatmen coming cautiously in his direction rope in hand, looked at the rather lumpy sea and thought of Jonah. There was hope in the rope that nothing deadly was intended, which was confirmed when the boatmen proceeded to bend on one ...

Published: Saturday 27 September 1913
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1347 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

FOULA

... of the passage, which speaks volumes ‘lor the quict nature of the sea, especially when the foresight and caution of Founla boatmen is kept in mind. Had the sea and spray bren at all high, the mailboat men would have required very good proof of his steering ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1912
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1537 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

i!nt—rigur

... ice. The farmer, who lives «n the island with his family, made signals some days ago that he had no food left, and three boatmen set out with provisions. They managed to reach the istand at the risk of their lives, but the boai was crushed on the way ...

Published: Saturday 10 February 1912
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2344 | Page: 3 | Tags: none