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Inside tip · Newcastle

Convicts carved Newcastle's Bogey Hole pool in 1819 for whom?

Answer: The commandant

Convicts hand-cut it from a rock platform for Major James Morisset, Newcastle's longest-serving Commandant, for personal use.

York Drive, Newcastle · not suited to access needs

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