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1929 "Fastest lifeboat" launched at Hampton-on-Thames
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0:46Now PlayingDate: 25th November 1929
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE CARD INFORMATION: For Those in Peril
ENGLAND: London: Richmond: Hampton-on-Thames:
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Lifeboat sliding down ramp from boathouse as sails along River Thames
SLATE CARD: 17-18 knots per hour
Lifeboat sailing along river / Lifeboat sailing towards as moors at bank / Officials boarding boat / Officials crowded on lifeboat
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