AWARDS con't 2nd part Certificate of Merit 13. WILLIAM R. B. ENGLEDOW [34] ~ Rescueing Jack Lawley from drowning in Cooks River, 16th March, 1929. 14. THOMAS ALFRED WARREN [69] ~ Rescueing Frederick Steel [5] and Raymond Hall [51/2 ] from drowning in a garbage pit at Endfield, 25th May 1929. 15. ANDY RIXON [36] ~ Rescuing Edna May Whitby and Ruby Ruth Holhauser from drowning at Merimbula, 3rd March,1929. 16. CHARLES FREDERICK MENZIES [22] ~ Police Constable ~ Endeavouring to stop a runaway horse, attached to a sulky in East Street Narrandera, 4th April, 1929. !7. CLARENCE MICHAEL LILLIS [22] ~ Deceased ~ Endeavouring to rescue Bernice Bolton from drowning at "The Entrance," Tuggerah Lakes, 1st April, 1929. 18. MAXWELL WILSON [11] ~ Rescueing Allan Charles Heyne [6] from drowning at Finley beach, Darlington Point, 2nd January, 1929. 19. GILBERT EDWARD McDONALD [27] ~ Endeavouring to rescue Leslie Lee from drowning during the height of the flood waters at Gloucester, 9th February, 1929. 20. ALBERT EDWARD JACOBS & ARTHUR PYNE JACOBS ~ Assisting in saving the life of Phylis Wallace at Bilgola Beach on 1st January, 1929. 21EDITH CAMERON ~ Assisting Charles Thomas Hill in the attempted rescue of George Henry Honnor at Botany Bay on 18th November, 1928. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BRONZE MEDALS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22. WINIFRED MOLLY GIBSON [19] ~ & VERDI GEORGE SCHWINGHAMMER [37] ~ Rescuing Kevin and Noel King from drowning at South Grafton on 24th December 1928 23. FRANK GRENVILLE PURCELL [31] ~ Rescuing Phylis Wallace from drowning at Bilgola Beach on the 1st January 1929. 24. RONALD HEWISON STEUART [30] ~ Going to the rescue of John Henry Lutze, 63 years of age, who was drowned off Dobroyd Pt, on the 2nd February, 1929. 25. STEWART A. RUDD ~ Rescuing Mrs Welsh from a burning building inAuburn on the 1st January, 1929. 26. ARTHUR WALTER [26] ~ Rescuing an unknown man from drowning at the Market Street Wharf, Newcastle, on 24th December, 1928. 27. ERNEST GEORGE PAINE [36] & NORMAN PASCOE LAMBERT [38] ~ Assisting in the rescue of Colin James Stewart, who was attacked by a shark at Bondi Beach on the 12th January, 1929. 28. CECIL JAMES EDWIN ROSS [28] & ALBERT EDWARD MINTON [41] ~ During the height of a S.W. gale on the 2nd October, 1928, Ross & Minton put out in a small and leaky skiff and rescued two men named Rosevear and Robertson, whose boat had been swamped while crossing the Hawkesbury River. 29. ROBERT McPHEARSON [31] ~ Boarding a runaway Moter Lorry in King Street, Sydney, on the 31st December, 1928, when the streets were thronged with pedestrians, finally bringing it to a stop beyond Castlereagh Street. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SILVER MEDALS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 30. GEORGE HENRY HONNOR [21] ~ Deceased ~ Lost his life in endeavouring to save the life of his brother from drowning in Botany Bay on the 18th November,1928. 31. CHARLES THOMAS HILL [18] ~ Endevouring to save the life of George Henry Honnor from drowning in Botany Bay, 18th November 1928. 32 ROBERT MURRAY KAVANAUGH [22] ~ Going to the rescue of Colin James Stewart, when attacked by a shark while surfing at Bondi Beach on the 12th January, 1929. 33. ANDREA ALOE ~ rescuing Roy Pacey from drowning off Shelly Beach Nambucca Heads, on 26th Mat 1929. Recipients of Awards unable to be present. PETER ROBERT PETERSEN [28] ~ At the time of the "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster, Petersen dived overboard from the Ferry Steamer "Woollahra" and rescued a girl of about 12 years of age. (Awarded Bronze Medal and Certificate of Merit). ERIC RAYMOND HANLEY [12] ~ Rendering assistance to Mr Barrett, Engineer of the "Greycliffe"at the time of the "Tahiti Greycliffe" disaster. (Awarded Certicicate of Merit). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXPLANATION OF THE SOCIETY'S CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. The central figure in the design of the certificate is that of a woman, gracious yet resolute, who typifies the Society and its work. Her right hand rests upon the head of a ragged little orphan child, who is still frightened by the roar of the waves from which she has been plucked, buries her face in her protectors skirts. Standing firmly above the surging ocean on solid rock,the woman stretches forth her left hand to place a laurel wreath upon the head of the brave, which wreath she lightly rests upon a lifebouy encircling the Society's medal. As background to the allegorical figure is a breadth of angry grey-green sea, above which the blackness of the threatening sky is relieved only by a far distant gleam of light on the extreme verge of the horizion. A ship with rent sails and shattered masts is struggling in the surf. Upon the high rocks, dimly visible amidst the spray, is a crowd of fisherman whose efforts to fire a life-line from shore to ship has just been crowned with success. The side of the picture on which the figure stands represents an altogether clearer and brighter scene than that which illustrates the storm and wreck, terminating at its base with a moderately calm sea, with Father Neptunes head appearing out of the foam, with uplifted arm, Trident in hand, looking up to the figure with approving admiration of her noble work. At the rear of the picture is a ships mast, with a much used anchor, both exemplifying the standing of the Society and its work in the past. A cable rope surrounds the designe, and the whole is borderd with small sea shells. Please note these are the words printed on the back of the booklet, not my words. I tried to scan a copy of this into the computer so as to share it with any who want it, but it didn't work. but if you are interested please forward a business size SEA to K Kingston PO Box 3012 Lismore D.C. Lismore 2480 NSW I will be happy to post out photocopies. regards KK........ PS all the typing errors are mine.