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The Bogey Hole

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The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole
Phone:
+61 2 4974 2000

Address:
Shortland Esplanade, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300, Australia

The Bogey Hole, also known as the Commandant's Baths, is a heritage-listed sea bath in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. It is thought to be the oldest surviving European construction in the city area. The pool was hewn from a sandstone/conglomerate rock shelf at the base of cliffs near Shepherds Hill. Lieutenant-Colonel James Thomas Morisset, the Commandant of Newcastle , ordered the construction of the pool by convict labour in about 1820 for his own use.The word Bogie or Bogey purportedly comes from the Dharawal language meaning to bathe or a place to batheIt was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 21 November 2003.
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