The thousandth launch of a British 'lifeboat since the outbreak of war took place recently. In eleven months lifeboats rescued 2183 lives, an average of 46 a week, compared with 21 a week in the last war.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 262, 3 October 1940, Page 3
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37Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 262, 3 October 1940, Page 3
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