Hi Richard, Yes I would be interested in any/all of that too. As I think I sent to the list ... (?).... Fred Ward is a non-exist on BDM. But try searching for Thunderbolt surname. You'll find they exist. They lived and died at Angledool area .. north of Narran Lake, Culgoa River area, back of Bourke. So I was wondering what does all that mean. I just got sent some great detail for this area, by a list member. Cheers, John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 09:51 PM 23/03/2011 -0700, you wrote: >Hello > >Not sure if this message has been posted as I had a failure notice. > >On the subject of rewriting history, I've been looking for something I read, I >think it was by Errol Lea-Scarlett, arguing that the 1870 destruction of convict >records was due to the hated stain and the desire of a prosperous new middle >class to erase our convict origins.  Views of Thunderbolt's career could be seen >in the same way, in the sense that if he escaped and it was covered up >by police history has been rewritten to suit a prevailing mindset.  This has >been the thesis of recent books on the subject.  And if so then just maybe the >truth could be sought out.. > >Regards  > >Richard    > > > > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >