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Boomerang 'Alice Springs', made by Bill Onus
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Bill Onus
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Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Australia
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Painted boomerang featuring shaking hands and ship in centre
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Boomerang

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Symmetrical brown boomerang
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Daisy M. Bates CBE
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Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang
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1993
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South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia
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Deep concave wooden container

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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Unknown
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Decorated boomerang by Bil Onus
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Bill Onus
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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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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang with picture of Australian Coat of Arms, attribute...
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Laurie Moffat
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Central Australia, Australia
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Central Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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Not provided
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1975
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Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang
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Miss Olive Pink
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented, cylindrical bark container
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1985
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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1945
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Asymetrical boomerang with incised lines
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Boomerang with pointed ends and incised with alternating con...
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Queensland, Australia
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Hinged lid container
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Hooked wooden boomerang with engraved birds, emus and turtle
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Jack Wherra
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Boomerang with Sydney Harbour Bridge design, made by Jim Mul...
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Jim Mullet Snr
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1950
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang from Paroo River, New South Wales, before 1895

Original label on 1985.0059.0044 reads: "Paroo River /(before 1895) /Prest by Mr Mylechrane". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) ...
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Wooden container 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...
Cross boomerang and associated piece of wood

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0032 reads: "Weapon/for killing small birds/N.Q.". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in...
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Incised and painted boomerang with sun, kangaroo and emu mot...
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Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia
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Glazed stoneware vesssel
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Eddie Puruntatameri
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1975
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented container
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1963
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Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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Boomerang with incised image of a fish, made by Lin Onus
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Lin Onus
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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...
Boomerang

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Boomerang

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Boomerang
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Not provided
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1963
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang
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Not provided
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1932
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Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang featuring animals by John Simms, La Perouse, Sydne...
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John Simms
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1933
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang attributed to Flinders Ranges 1940s-1950s
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1940
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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1974
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South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Boomerang Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang 'Alice Springs', made by Bill Onus Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bill Onus Apply Bill Onus filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Painted boomerang featuring shaking hands and ship in centre Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Symmetrical 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 JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia Apply South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Deep concave wooden container Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Decorated boomerang by Bil Onus Bill Onus boomerang collection Apply Bill Onus boomerang collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Bill Onus Apply Bill Onus 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
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 JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang with picture of Australian Coat of Arms, attribute... 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	Laurie Moffat Apply Laurie Moffat filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kanginy Apply Kanginy filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, 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
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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 JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Pigmented, cylindrical bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1945 Apply 1945 filter
Asymetrical boomerang with incised lines Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang with pointed ends and incised with alternating con... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
Hinged lid container Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Hooked wooden boomerang with engraved birds, emus and turtle Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Jack Wherra Apply Jack Wherra filter
Boomerang with Sydney Harbour Bridge design, made by Jim Mul... 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	Jim Mullet Snr Apply Jim Mullet Snr filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter
Boomerang from Paroo River, New South Wales, before 1895 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Paroo River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Paroo River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Cross boomerang and associated piece of wood Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Herberton, Queensland, Australia Apply Herberton, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Glazed stoneware vesssel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Eddie Puruntatameri Apply Eddie Puruntatameri filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Pigmented container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boomerang with incised image of a fish, made by Lin Onus Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Lin Onus Apply Lin Onus filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Dr Wolfgang Laade collection Apply Dr Wolfgang Laade collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Boomerang Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Boomerang featuring animals by John Simms, La Perouse, Sydne... 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	John Simms Apply John Simms filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Boomerang attributed to Flinders Ranges 1940s-1950s Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter		1940 Apply 1940 filter
Boomerang Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia Apply South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter