Three Years with Thunderbolt

1905 memoir by William Monckton

Author| William Monckton
Ambrose Pratt

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Language| English
Subject| Captain Thunderbolt
Genre| memoir
Publisher| NSW Bookstall Company

Publication date

| 1905
Publication place| Australia

Three Years with Thunderbolt is a 1905 memoir by William Monckton concerning his time with the Australian bushranger Captain Thunderbolt. The book was edited by Ambrose Pratt.[1]

Its full title was Three Years With Thunderbolt: Being the narrative of William Monckton, who for three years attended the famous outlaw, Frederick Ward, better known as Captain Thunderbolt, as servant, companion, and intimate friend: during which period he shared the bushranger's crimes and perils, and was twice severely wounded in encounters with the police.

The book was serialised in newspapers before being published in book form.[2]

## Stage adaptation

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Thunderbolt

Written by| Ambrose Pratt
A.S. Joseph
Based on| Three Years with Thunderbolt
by William Mockton
Date premiered| October 14, 1905 (1905-10-14)
Place premiered| Theatre Royal, Sydney[3]
Original language| English

The book was adapted in a 1905 melodrama Thunderbolt.[4][5][6]

The play was produced by William Anderson and the cast of the original production included Bert Bailey.

The play was very popular.[7]

## Film adaptation

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The stage version was adapted into the 1910 film Thunderbolt.

## References

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1. ^ "Three Years With Thunderbolt". The Daily Telegraph. No. 8172\. New South Wales, Australia. 12 August 1905. p. 19. Retrieved 28 July 2023 - via National Library of Australia.
2. ^ "Personal Gossip". Critic. Vol. IX, no. 42\. South Australia. 8 November 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2024 - via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ "THE THEATRICAL GAZETTE". Referee. No. 988\. New South Wales, Australia. 11 October 1905. p. 10. Retrieved 1 July 2024 - via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ Thunderbolt at AustLit
5. ^ "Theatre Royal—"Thunderbolt."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 21, 095. New South Wales, Australia. 16 October 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2023 - via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ "Dramatic Notes". The Australasian. Vol. LXXIX, no. 2063\. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1905. p. 26. Retrieved 28 July 2023 - via National Library of Australia.
7. ^ "STATE & SCREEN". The Australasian. Vol. CXXVII, no. 4, 202. Victoria, Australia. 20 July 1929. p. 19 (METROPOLITAN EDITION). Retrieved 1 July 2024 - via National Library of Australia.

## External links

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* Three Years with Thunderbolt at AustLit
* Complete text at Project Gutenberg
* Complete book at National Library Australia

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Captain Thunderbolt

Associates|

* Mary Ann Bugg

Cultural depictions|

| Stage|

* Thunderbolt (1905)

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Film|

* Thunderbolt (1910)
* Captain Thunderbolt (1953)

Books|

* Three Years with Thunderbolt (1905)

Paintings|

* In a Corner on the Macintyre (1895)

The Captain Thunderbolt Sites|

* Blanch's Royal Oak Inn
* Captain Thunderbolt's Death Site
* Captain Thunderbolt's Grave
* Captain Thunderbolt's Rock

Eponymous items|

* Captain Thunderbolt's Rock
* Thunderbolts Way

Other related articles|

* John Kerney

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