Frederick Ward

Frederick Wordsworth Ward (aka Captain Thunderbolt) (1833–25 May 1870) was an Australian bushranger renowned for escaping from Cockatoo Island with the help of his wife Mary Ann Bugg, and for committing over 200 crimes over six and a half years across the northern section of the state of New South Wales. Image File history File links Ward_fredrick. ... Image File history File links Ward_fredrick. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Bushrangers, or bush rangers were outlaws in the early years of the European settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. ... Cockatoo Island at night. ... Mary Ann Bugg (1842? - November 11, 1867) was one of two notable female bushrangers, who lived during the early 1800s. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

The son of Michael Ward, a convict, he was born at Wilberforce in New South Wales. As one of eleven children, he became a groom and horse breaker by the age of 20. Wilberforce is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... A groom is responsible for the welfare of their employers horses. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...

Ward became involved in a scheme to steal horses and was arrested, leading to a sentence of ten years with hard labour at Cockatoo Island. He was released after four years and given a ticket of leave to his sister's property at Mudgee in 1860. After his release, he followed Mary Ann Bugg to Stroud where he married her and settled down, until he arrived late for monthly muster at Mudgee a few days before his first child was born and was accused of stealing the horse he was riding. He was sent back to prison to finish his sentence, plus a further four years for horse stealing. A ticket of leave was a piece of paper issued to convicts transported from Britain who had served a period of probation, and had shown by their good behaviour that they could be allowed certain freedoms. ... Location of Mudgee in New South Wales (red) Mudgee is a town in central New South Wales, Australia. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Stroud is a small country town one hour north of Newcastle, New South Wales. ...

On September 11, 1863 he escaped with the help of Mary Ann Bugg, who had swum across the shark infested waters to Cockatoo Island, carrying with her tools to help Ward escape. Ward, Bugg and another prisoner, Fred Britten, made a daring swim for freedom and the couple soon became notorious bushrangers, committing crimes ranging from highway robbery to horse stealing and earning Ward the name Captain Thunderbolt. They operated widely across the Hunter Valley-Tamworth-New England region from 1864 to 1870. On one occasion they even rode as far west as Bourke. During this time, Ward and Mary Ann Bugg managed to have four children. September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Mary Ann Bugg (1842? - November 11, 1867) was one of two notable female bushrangers, who lived during the early 1800s. ... Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Symmoriida(extinct) Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ... Robbery is the crime of seizing property through violence or intimidation. ... Location of Bourke in New South Wales (red) Bourke is a town and Local Government Area in the north of New South Wales, Australia. ...

On May 25, 1870, Ward was shot and killed near Uralla by Constable Alexander Walker during a highway robbery. However, a few Uralla locals claim that it was his brother, William (Harry) Ward, who was killed at this time and not Fred Ward. May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Uralla is a small town and a Local Government Area (Uralla Shire) in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia Uralla is located on the New England Highway about 500 kilometers north of Sydney and about 20 kilometers south west of the city of Armidale. ...

The legend of Thunderbolt is exhibited at McCrossin's Mill Museum in Uralla and includes the series of 9 paintings by Phillip Pomroy of the events that led to Fred Ward's death.

"Thunderbolt's Trail" is a 4WD fire trail located at Barrington Tops State Forest named after Thunderbolt which follows his original route between the Hunter Valley and the North West slopes and plains. A bullet hole in the wall of the Moonan Flat pub, made by the Bushranger during a hold up, is proudly on display near Scone, NSW.

See also

• Bald Rock National Park which contains Thunderbolt's Hideout, believed to have been used by, and named after, Captain Thunderbolt.

Bald Rock is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 565 km north of Sydney. ...

Headline text

Frederick Ward was shot by constable Alexander Walker on the 25th of May 1870 Ward died the next day

References

• DOB from Daughter Marina Emily's birth certificate.
• Captain Thunderbolt. Retrieved on 11 January 2006.
• Bushrangers Fred Ward. Retrieved on 11 January 2006.