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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia
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1914
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Ray Maple
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1968
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Hooked Boomerang
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Religious boomerang painted with open bible in centre and 'T...
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1984
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J W. Lindo
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1975
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Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
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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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Central Australia, Northern Territory, 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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Asymetrical boomerang with incised lines
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Boomerang - Mornington Island
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Not provided
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1987
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang - Ernabella
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Unknown
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1987
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Light timber boomerang decorated on anterior with five secti...
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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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...
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Labelled: "King Boney/Woolgoolga/North Coast NSW" and "Woolgoolga [word]/Chief [Old Boney]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) ...
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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Mr Albert Underwood
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1927
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Yarrabah, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang attributed to Bill Onus
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Bill Onus
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Red coloured boomerang attributed to Bill Onus
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Bill Onus
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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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J W. Lindo
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang
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Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia
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Not provided
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1993
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South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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1934
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Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang - hunting
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Not provided
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1934
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South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang - hunting
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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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 pokerwork text on arms and kangaroo holding s...
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Boomerang
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Not provided
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1970
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Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia
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Not provided
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1972
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Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Original label on 1985.0059.0055 reads: "King Boney Orara River North Coast NSW". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born ...
Boomerang decorated with animals, made by Donald Turner, Lak...
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Donald Turner
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1949
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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

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0013 reads: "Port Douglas Qland/1898 E.M." and "Milne Col 31". "E.M." on 1985.0059.001...
Boomerang

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

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 I Steer and Co collection Apply I Steer and Co collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Reverend FR Nitzschke collection Apply Reverend FR Nitzschke collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Ray Maple Apply Ray Maple filter	1968 Apply 1968 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
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Hooked Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Religious boomerang painted with open bible in centre and 'T... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang J Davidson collection no. 1 Apply J Davidson collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
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	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	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Asymetrical boomerang with incised lines Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang - Mornington Island Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Boomerang - Ernabella Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Light timber boomerang decorated on anterior with five secti... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 Apply Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 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 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia Apply Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided 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	1931 Apply 1931 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 Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Yarrabah, Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Yarrabah, Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Albert Underwood Apply Mr Albert Underwood filter	1927 Apply 1927 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 attributed to Bill Onus Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Bill Onus Apply Bill Onus filter
Red coloured boomerang attributed to Bill Onus Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Bill Onus Apply Bill Onus 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
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 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 Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Boomerang Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang - hunting Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang - hunting Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 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 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 pokerwork text on arms and kangaroo holding s... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Gladys Henry collection Apply Gladys Henry collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia Apply Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Boomerang Lew Parlette collection no. 2 Apply Lew Parlette collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 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	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang decorated with animals, made by Donald Turner, Lak... 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	Donald Turner Apply Donald Turner filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Apply Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1898 Apply 1898 filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter