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AJAX NEWS PHOTOS - 30 JUNE 1983. AUSTRALIA. 36 YEAR OLD LONDON PHOTOGRAPHER PETER BIRD ABOARD THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL PATROL BOAT HMAS BENDIGO AFTER BEING RESCUED FROM HIS 32 FT HELE ON BRITTANIA IN WHICH THE LONE ROWER SPENT 10 MONTHS ATTEMPTING TO ROW SINGLE HANDED ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
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