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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang, attrubuted to Moonacullah

The vendor collected this boomerang from Jack Byham (deceased) in about 1993. Jack claimed it was the 'last boomerang fr...
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Boomerang featuring the Australian Coat of Arms, made by Tom...
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Tommy Foster
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Boomerang "Good Luck 1936 Lake Tyers", made by Tommy Foster,...
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Tommy Foster
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1936
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
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Boomerang, Mungeranie, South Australia
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1926
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Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia
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Boomerang with incised image of human figures with a spear a...
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Lin Onus
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Boomerang with incised design from Hermannsburg, 1951
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Painted boomerang featuring boomerang, kangaroo, snake, snai...
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Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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1973
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Boomerang with coloured pokerwork images of animals, attribu...
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang
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1963
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Mulka, South Australia, Australia
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Boomerang

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Hooked Boomerang
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang adorned with pokerwork foliage designs and a bird,...
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Tommy Foster
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Boomerang
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1934
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Coleman River, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang with painted Australian Coat of Arms in centre and...
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Victoria, Australia
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Western Australia, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang
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1800
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North-west NSW, Australia
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Symmetrical yellow-brown boomerang
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Daisy M. Bates CBE
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Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
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Boomerang made of light and dark wood
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Boomerang with double wavy line and red and white dot design
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Boomerang

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Incised and painted boomerang with sun, kangaroo and emu mot...
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Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang with incised decorations, attributed to John Terri...
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John Terrick
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1915
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Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia
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Boomerang from northern New South Wales

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang, inscribed 'J Rose Purnum Post Office Framlingham ...
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Framlingham, Victoria, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang featuring a bird and foliage, attributed to Tommy ...
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Tommy Foster
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Boomerang with pictures of three emus, made by Bill Onus
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Bill Onus
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Australia
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Hooked boomerang decorated with motifs, from Mornington Isl...
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Not provided
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1975
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Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
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1964
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Queensland, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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1934
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Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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Boomerang with painted images of a figure with a spear and a...
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Lin Onus
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1972
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Boomerang
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Chilla Well, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang featuring a map of Australia and animals, made by ...

Albert Perrett was a prominent boomerang maker working at La Perouse in the 1930s.
Boomerang brooch, inscribed "EDIE", La Perouse, Sydney
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang, attrubuted to Moonacullah Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Moonacullah, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moonacullah, New South Wales, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang featuring the Australian Coat of Arms, made by Tom... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Tommy Foster Apply Tommy Foster filter
Boomerang "Good Luck 1936 Lake Tyers", made by Tommy Foster,... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Tommy Foster Apply Tommy Foster filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang with incised image of human figures with a spear a... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Lin Onus Apply Lin Onus filter
Boomerang with incised design from Hermannsburg, 1951 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Painted boomerang featuring boomerang, kangaroo, snake, snai... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	de Grey River, Western Australia, Australia Apply de Grey River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter			1973 Apply 1973 filter
Boomerang with coloured pokerwork images of animals, attribu... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang David Westcott collection no. 1 Apply David Westcott collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mulka, South Australia, Australia Apply Mulka, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Hooked Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang - hooked Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Boomerang adorned with pokerwork foliage designs and a bird,... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Tommy Foster Apply Tommy Foster filter
Boomerang R Lauriston Sharp collection Apply R Lauriston Sharp collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Coleman River, Queensland, Australia Apply Coleman River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Boomerang with painted Australian Coat of Arms in centre and... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter
Boomerang Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Symmetrical yellow-brown boomerang Daisy Bates and Herbert Browne collection Apply Daisy Bates and Herbert Browne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ooldea, South Australia, Australia Apply Ooldea, South Australia, Australia filter	Daisy M. Bates CBE Apply Daisy M. Bates CBE filter
Boomerang made of light and dark wood Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang with double wavy line and red and white dot design Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Incised and painted boomerang with sun, kangaroo and emu mot... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang with incised decorations, attributed to John Terri... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter	John Terrick Apply John Terrick filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Boomerang from northern New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang, inscribed 'J Rose Purnum Post Office Framlingham ... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Framlingham, Victoria, Australia Apply Framlingham, Victoria, Australia filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang featuring a bird and foliage, attributed to Tommy ... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Tommy Foster Apply Tommy Foster filter
Boomerang with pictures of three emus, made by Bill Onus Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Bill Onus Apply Bill Onus filter
Hooked boomerang decorated with motifs, from Mornington Isl... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang John Magers collection Apply John Magers collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Apply Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang Dr Phyllis Kaberry collection Apply Dr Phyllis Kaberry collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang with painted images of a figure with a spear and a... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Lin Onus Apply Lin Onus filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Boomerang Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Chilla Well, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Chilla Well, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Boomerang featuring a map of Australia and animals, made by ... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Albert H. Perrett Apply Albert H. Perrett filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter
Boomerang brooch, inscribed "EDIE", La Perouse, Sydney Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter