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Digging stick

Original label on 1985.0059.0336 reads: "DRANE/?1". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queen...
Boomerang

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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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Incised boomerang featuring female figure and kangaroo in ce...
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Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang featuring a map of Australia and animals, attribut...
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Bert Timbery
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang - hooked
Boomerangs
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1960
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang, La Perouse, Sydney
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Decorated boomerang, attributed to the Sydney area, about 19...
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1900
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang with pokerwork image of the Sydney Harbour Bridge,...

Albert Perrett was a prominent boomerang maker working at La Perouse in the 1930s.
Boomerang, Lake Tyers area, east Gippsland, Victoria
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Not provided
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1926
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Painted boomerang featuring red waratahs and 'Jenolan Caves'...
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Jenolan Caves, Oberon, New South Wales, Australia
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Club

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang

This is one of two boomerangs made by an Aboriginal man from the Kunmunya mission. He was one of a group of four men fro...
Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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1985
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Boomerang
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Boomerang depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge, stylistically...
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Incised and painted boomerang featuring horse heads on arms ...
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Queensland, 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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Boomerang
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Weapon - Boomerang
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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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Weapon - Boomerang - hooked
Boomerangs
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, 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...
Top grinding stone [stone implement]

Original label on 1985.0059.0663 reads: "Gunnulla/Gundabooka/West N.S.W./12/6/13". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in...
Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang
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Miss Olive Pink
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang with incised image of a goanna, attributed to Lin ...
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Lin Onus
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang
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Boomerang, Port Mackay, Queensland
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Not provided
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1926
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Port Mackay, Queensland, 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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Boomerang
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Unknown
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang
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Not provided
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1957
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang
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Timber boomerang from a key ring, 1938
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1938
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Spearthrower from Cloncurry, Queensland

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Incised shield, Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1898

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0288 reads: "Nuttah Mullah Bogan River/1898". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Engl...
Boomerang
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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
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Boomerang
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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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Boomerang with red pigment
Boomerangs
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Daisy M. Bates CBE
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Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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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...
Weapon - Boomerang
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1950
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Hunting Boomerang
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Club from Macquarie River area, New South Wales, 1881

A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0134: ' "Y...
Boomerang
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Not provided
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1985
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Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden bowl (kava) from Tonga

Original label on 1985.0059.0 reads: "Tonga/Kava Bowl/Rev I. E Corner". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England an...
Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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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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Weapon - Boomerang
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang

This is one of 24 objects in the National Museum of Australia from Rose River (Numbulwar) which were collected by anthro...
Boomerang from Lake Eyre, South Australia

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Digging stick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1912 Apply 1912 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 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
Incised boomerang featuring female figure and kangaroo in ce... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang featuring a map of Australia and animals, attribut... 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	Bert Timbery Apply Bert Timbery filter
Weapon - Boomerang - hooked 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		1960 Apply 1960 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang, La Perouse, Sydney Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter
Decorated boomerang, attributed to the Sydney area, about 19... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 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
Boomerang with pokerwork image of the Sydney Harbour Bridge,... A Perrett collection Apply A Perrett 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	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Boomerang, Lake Tyers area, east Gippsland, Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Painted boomerang featuring red waratahs and 'Jenolan Caves'... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Jenolan Caves, Oberon, New South Wales, Australia Apply Jenolan Caves, Oberon, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Boomerang Arthur Billington collection Apply Arthur Billington collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West... Apply Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West... filter	Royal Australian Air Force Apply Royal Australian Air Force filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Boomerang University of Sydney General collection Apply University of Sydney General collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge, stylistically... 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
Incised and painted boomerang featuring horse heads on arms ... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia 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
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell 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	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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 Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Boomerang with incised image of a goanna, attributed to Lin ... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Lin Onus Apply Lin Onus filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang, Port Mackay, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia Apply Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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 Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Weapon - Boomerang Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Professor H Davies collection Apply Professor H Davies collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Timber boomerang from a key ring, 1938 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		1938 Apply 1938 filter
Spearthrower from Cloncurry, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Apply Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Incised shield, Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1898 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1898 Apply 1898 filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell 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
Boomerang with red pigment 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
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	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, 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	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1950 Apply 1950 filter
Hunting Boomerang Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Club from Macquarie River area, New South Wales, 1881 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Macquarie River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Macquarie River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Boomerang Edward Roberts collection Apply Edward Roberts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wooden bowl (kava) from Tonga Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Tonga Apply Tonga 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	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia 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	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter
Boomerang Dr Alex Van der Leeden collection Apply Dr Alex Van der Leeden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Numbulwar, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Numbulwar, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Madi Apply Madi filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Boomerang from Lake Eyre, South Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Billy Boney Apply Billy Boney filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter