Hi Terry,
Grandson, David of 7 yrs, says, " I can see some lightning Pappy."
"Yeah mate, we may get a close one and that will be loud."
2minutes....
BANG! I realised it struck the gumtree at the front.
David screamed and high tails it into the bedroom seeking Ma.
I sat and continued watching the Looney Toons
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David eventually returned, " How did you know that was going to happen Pappy?"
Smuggly I answered, " Pappy's know everything mate."
Next morning revealed that our boundary gum had been struck as well as two in the neighbour's front yard. 
Bits of bark on the roof etc. The neighbour lost those two trees. 
Within days all the leaves went brown on both the trees. Ours, half died and half remained green but seems to have survived. The trunk was blackened like results of a bushfire
The trees were about 15 metres apart. That is why never shelter from a storm under a tree.
The discharge must have leapt across all three trees.
The fence has a scorch mark as well.
Cheers Marty