Antique Convict Bowling Ball from Morpeth Camp, NSW

An antique hand carved sandstone Convict bowling ball, possibly…
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An antique hand carved sandstone Convict bowling ball, possibly circa 1810, found at a convict cedar cutter's camp at Morpeth, N.S.W., 17 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of Malcolm Denton Maitland Gaol Museum, author of Bushrangers, 1860-1901:From Carcoar, Gilgandra to the Hunter

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