A B TO TENTERFIELD 89km TO GRAFTON 151km C 15 38 HWY River MANN RIVER NAT RES INVERELL Brook VISITOR INFORMATION 38 CENTRE Australian GLEN INNES Standing Stones GWYDIR TO MOREE 138km BROTHER INVERELL Followingisalistofcrimes River SF said to have been enacted by Captain Thunderbolt and his gang: CARTOSCOPE 1 •25mailcoachrobberies Creek GUY FAWKES 1 MAPS&GUIDES •16hotelsandstores Balancing Frederick Ward was born RIVER Gilgai •16stationsand Rock Mann in about 1836 near River residences Windsor,NSWtoconvict •6hawkers Michael Ward and free settlerSophiaWard, Lake • 1 tollbar gate Beardy although no record of his Copeton MT TOPPER •80theftsofhorses birth exists. Frederick was OAKWOOD www.maps.com.au SF •1escapefromlawful oneoftenchildren. SF custody • Numerous firing on police intheirlineofduty NAT PK Yarrow Tingha WARRA SF Log on to see detailed touring and WARRA holiday maps, information and to purchase maps & guides. SINGLE Creek NAT PK Sara NAT PK River Book accommodation in real time online. Sandy Gwydir Creek Llangothlin Lagoon LITTLE River LLANGOTHLIN INDWARRA NAT RES NAT RES GUY FAWKES Oban RIVER NAT PK It is said that Thunderbolt TO LAKE COPETON 21km tookonhisaliasafterhe robbed the tollbar at Campbells Hill near HWY Maitland in 1863. He Bundarra poundedthewallofthe ClassicGlass Bottle office demanding the toll River Collection THE BASIN money – the sound was 2 NAT RES like a thunderbolt. 2 Creek Laura Guyra D MOTHER OF DUCKS HYLAND SF LAGOON NAT RES Creek GUYRA GUY FAWKES River Malpas RIVER Guy Dam 17 NAT PK JUNUY Bakers Abington JULUUM RD NAT PK 2 Scenicdrive-sealedsurface,unsealed................ BOOROOLONG BAGUL Creek NAT RES Highway,majorroadwithtouristdrivemarker............ 6 WAAJAAR Creek Dorrigo 17 Secondaryroad,unsealedroad.....................AVONDALE SF WAY NAT RES Railway,abandonedrailway........................ Hospital,wheelchairaccess,lookout................. RiverEbor Falls Dumaresq Visitorinformationcentre,youthhostel,hotel,motel.... Frederick’s sister Sarah Saumarez Dam Accreditedvisitorinformationcentre,toilet............ Edwards supposedly Aboriginal Cave Ebor concealed Thunderbolt on BELLINGER Painting Site DUVAL 15 Bed&breakfast,caravanpark,museum,golf.......... numerousoccasionsather RIVER NAT PK MT YARROWYCK NAT RES CATHEDRAL home near “Guy Fawkes”, Fireplace,picnicarea,camping,water................ ROCK NAT RES now known as Ebor. River TO COFFS HARBOUR 65km NAT PK Creek ARMIDALE Bushwalking,fishing,boathire,canoeing...............River VISITOR DIEHAPPY Kathy's Haven INFORMATION Petrol&gas,petrolonly,lighthouse,boatlaunch......... YOOROONAH BAALIJIN SF CENTRE SF NAT RES Retreat B&B ROSES River Point Lookout 5 Gara Wollomombi CREEK ARMIDALE 78 OAKES SF SF Kingstown YINA AstatueofThunderbolt 5 NAT RES NEW ENGLAND on horseback, by Dennis 19 17 River 3 Wollomombi NATIONAL PARK 3 Roumalla Adams,onthecornerof JUUGAWAARRI theNewEnglandHighway Gorge&Falls NAT RES and Salisbury St in Uralla River was unveiled in 1988. ENGLAND IMBOTA OXLEY WILD RIVERS River Joegla Creek URALLA Gara Gorge 5 NAT RES River NATIONAL PARK Captain Thunderbolt died on VISITOR Ta y l o r s BUCKRA 25th May 1870 and is buried INFORMATION BENDINNI CENTRE Thunderbolt's in Uralla Cemetery. Grave STYX THUMB SF McCrossin’s Mill Museum in 19 Uralla displays Thunderbolt’s Creek RIVER CREEK Gallery, telling of the URALLA SF Day SF bushranger’s story. Dangar's Falls Brass & Iron Lace Foundry 19 Gostwyck DUNGGIR Chesterfield's on Bridge Street Cruickshanks Macleay Creek Chapel Ck NAT PK McCrossin's Mill Museum Dangar's Lagoon Farmstay B&B New England Antique Emporium Wildlife Refuge The Espresso Caffé Enmore Five Thunderbolt Country Fair / Talent Quest Deeargee Uralla Gallery Woolshed MISTAKE Thunderbolt's Mihi Creek Chandler CUNNAWARRA JOBS MTN SF WATSON Rock B&B Wilderness NAT PK NAT RES Arm NEW Rides CREEK Kentucky Creek Georges Comara NAT RES Mountain Junction River River 21 Mihi Blue Carlisles COCHRANE Kentucky 21 SF Bellbrook Thunderbolt’s Rock was Halls reputedlyusedasa vantagepointandhideout Salisbury WAY OXLEY WILD RIVERS by the bushranger. For more detail see Cartoscope's map of NGAMBAA NATIONAL PARK Creek Anglea House B&B Coffs Harbour / Armidale Region NAT PK Apsley Motors River Bendemeer Apsley Takeaway Kunderang GADS COLLOMBATTI 4 Market Fresh Fruit & Veg 4 Creek SUGARLOAF SF Mountain Motors NAT RES The Commercial Hotel Walcha 21 Thunderbolts Café Walcha Caravan Park Stockyard Walcha Road Walcha Motel 34 WAY WALCHA THE CASTLES River NAT RES SKILLION 15 WALCHA NAT RES VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE Apsley BOONANGHI 34 River WILLI WILLI NAT RES River OXLEY WILD RIVERS NATIONAL PARK OXLEY Apsley Falls Cockburn NATIONAL PARK Parabel BOONANGHI Brook SF 0 54010 20 30 TO KEMPSEY 12km Ofallthebushrangersin Kilometres thefirst100yearsof TAMWORTH European settlement, Thunderboltwasatlarge for probably the longest River TO MUSWELLBROOK 158km A KUMBATINE period-almostsixyears WILLI WILLI and six months. Tia Falls NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK KIPPARA Forbes SF WERRIKIMBE NATIONAL PARK Upper Rollands Plains THUNDERBOLTS Wilson 5 River MOUNT BOSS 5 STATE FOREST Tia DOYLES River RIVER SF BRIL BELLANGRY BRIL MUMMEL SF COTTAN-BIMBANG SF NGULIN GULF NAT PK NATIONAL PARK MT Bellangry NAT RES SEAVIEW RIAMUKKA ENFIELD CAIRNCROSS STATE River PAPPINBARRA SF STATE FOREST SF FOREST NAT RES River www.lands.nsw.gov.au Click left for NSW Government map products Mummel HWY Captain Thunderbolt was 34 involved in several shoot- outs with police, but never Wauchope killed anyone. Instead, he TUGGOLO Nowendoc Myall usedhisstolenhorsesto STATE FOREST Country Motel evade capture. When River stealing horses, Captain BULGA BROKEN Nowendoc Thunderbolt only chose NAT PK River the best mounts, many BAGO beingracehorses. BAGO BLUFF SF River NAT PK River 8 BULGA River SF NOWENDOC NAT PK BOORGANNA 6 Creek NAT RES KEREWONG BUGAN Ellenborough SF BARAKEE NAT RES Falls NAT PK Comboyne River TO PORT MACQUARIE 29km Rowley's Rock Elands 6 WAY Camden Browns Lookout Haven Carsons Pioneer RD TAPIN TOPS KILLABAKH Lookout Dingo Tops Rest Area NAT PK NAT RES Stewarts MERNOT River Dingo YOORIGAN NAT RES River NAT PK COORABAKH River NAT PK BRETTI DINGO WOKO GOONOOK NAT RES SF NAT RES NATIONAL PARK KHATAMBUHL 8 LANSDOWNE NAT RES Creek SF Frederick Ward, alias “Captain Thunderbolt”, wasanexcellenthorseman KNORRITT CROWDY BAY whobeganhisbushranging Bretti Reserve SF YARRATT River NAT PK SF career in 1865. River Creek CAMELS MANNING VALLEY HUMP Crowdy VISITOR INFORMATION Head BARRINGTON NAT RES CENTRE TOPS Wingham Hookes Creek Gloryvale Reserve Harrington STATE FOREST Forest Retreat Wingham 8 BOWMAN Brush TAREE SF Bellbirds B&B / River Cobark River Farmstay River Manning Point Barrington General Store Barrington On Argyle Tinonee 7 The Barnhouse B&B and Café 2 For more detail see 7 COPELAND Barrington Cartoscope's map of TOPS SF K&J SUPERMARKETS Manning Valley Region Copeland MOBIL GLOUCESTER FUEL STOP TALAWAHL Old Bar Barrington River NAT RES Goldie's Gloucester WAY 2 KIWARRAK BARRINGTON TOPS Place SF KHAPPINGHAT NATIONAL PARK GLOUCESTER NAT RES VISITOR INFORMATION Hallidays CENTRE Krambach Diamond Beach Point Red Head Gloucester 2 Falls Black Head River RUNNING DARAWANK CREEK NAT RES Nabiac Stratford Creek NAT RES WALLAMBA 1 NAT RES 6 Wauk CHICHESTER THE GLEN River STATE FOREST NAT RES TUNCURRY FORSTER FORSTER VISITOR Lake Wang INFORMATION CENTRE Chichester HWY Dam Karuah Wards River GHIN-DOO-EE BUCKETTS NAT PK River WANG WAUK Valley View River Homestead B&B SF Myall Wallis Allyn MaryAnnBuggwasborn Lake 8 in 1834 in Gloucester. It is WALLINGAT Pacific Palms 8 reputedthatFrederick NAT PK Visitor Ward married Mary Ann in Information Stroud around 1860. Centre Paterson MONKERAI Wards NAT RES MYALL RIVER River STATE FOREST Pacific Bulahdelah 31 Visitor Information Palms Centre 6 N Historic Silos 31 River Stroud Dungog Historic Village Bulahdelah est. 1826 TASMAN Alderley Myall Lake Seal Rocks East Gresford House River “Alderley House”, built in River For more detail see Cartoscope's map of River the 1830s and used by Booral Cobb&Co.asastaging Great Lakes Region post,isrumouredtobe River Riverwhere Captain 2 MYALL LAKES Thunderbolt rested horses NATIONAL PARK he stole from Monkerai. Branch NERONG SEA SF THE Bombah Broadwater PatersonCourtHouseandUFFINGTON MAP OF MuseumwhereMaryAnnSF Ward was held. KARUAH NAT RES THUNDERBOLTS WAY Paterson Tea Gardens WALLAROO Visitor Tocal PACIFIC Information River NAT RES 9 Prior to his bushranging days, Centre FrederickWardworkedasa Source: © DEPARTMENT OF LANDS horse breaker and handler at PANORAMA AVENUE BATHURST 2795 9 Tocal, (near Maitland) which was Karuah Tea Gardens www.lands.nsw.gov.au 31 at the time one of Australia’s Hawks Nest leadinghorseandcattlestuds. 1 MEDOWIE ThismapwasproducedandpublishedbyCartoscopePtyLtdandmaynotbe SF Port Stephens reproduced in any way without written permission of the publishers. Properties 15 bearing the stars symbols eg.HHH (the "STARS") are independently assessed by Nelson Bay AAA Tourism, the national tourism body of the Australian motoring organisations. PORT STEPHENS The STARS are trademarks of AAA Tourism Pty Ltd. For more information about MAITLAND RAYMOND Grahamstown using star ratings, please go to www.aaatourism.com/stars Lake VISITOR INFORMATION TO SINGLETON 54km TERRACE CENTRE Although great care has been taken, Cartoscope accepts no responsibility for any Old Maitland Gaol and incident arising from any inaccuracy. We would appreciate notification of any 135 Court House where Ward TOMAREE errors. Address to Cartoscope Pty Ltd, PO Box 1900, Hornsby Westfield NSW 1635. and his gang were tried NAT PK Editors: Carrol Cummings and Louise Maggs. Kurri and held. HEXHAM SWAMP Compilation and cartography: Renate Rank. Kurri NAT RES 122 Computer graphics: Danny Ruspandini, assisted by Sarah Bradford. 132 For more detail see Cartoscope's map of Newcastle / Hunter Region © CopyrightLANDS&CartoscopePtyLtd TO SYDNEY 150kmB TO NEWCASTLE 17km C D.