Randolph Stow wrote a funny children 's book , Midnite : The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy , in 1967 . This told the story of an Australian bushranger based on the lives of Moondyne Joe and a Queensland bushranger , Captain Starlight . Randolph Stow wrote a humorous children 's book Midnite : The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy in 1967 which told the story of an Australian bushranger based on the life and exploits of Moondyne Joe and a Queensland bushranger Captain Starlight .