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The Rare Pleasure Of An Early Row

Sunday March 10, 1996
THE ONLY sounds are pipping bird calls; the dominant movement, oars slicing the mirrored water surface. This is Brogo Dam, north of Bega, on the far south coast of NSW. An early morning row across the dam is a rare pleasure. A gentle layer of mist lingers on the glassy surface, the surrounding W