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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...
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Original label on 1985.0059.0073 reads: ' "Scotchy"/of Browlee/[word] to Callan Park'. Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bor...
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1934
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Hooked boomerang, Lake Eyre basin, South Australia
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1926
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Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia
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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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Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang, made by Bill Syme, La Perouse, Sydney, 1932
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Bill Syme
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1932
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge and animals, a...
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Broome, Western 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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1977
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang
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Not provided
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1964
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Derby, Western Australia, Australia
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Painted boomerang with text and man with spears motif in cen...
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Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang "Souvenir from Lake Tyers" attributed to Tommy Fos...
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Tommy Foster
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1938
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Central 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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Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland
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Not provided
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1926
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Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Incised boomerang featuring bull, horse, dingo and emu, QLD
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Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang decorated with pictures of birds and koalas, made ...
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Harold Hayes
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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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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang with painted emu and inscription 'Souvenir from Co...
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Bill Onus
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Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Incised boomerang featuring central motif of two emus standi...
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Central Australia, Australia
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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

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...
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang from Macleay River, 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 used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Original label on 1985.0059.0059 reads: "King Boney North Coast/NSW/Orara River/Woolgoolga". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) ...
Boomerang from Abercrombie River, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0072 label reads: "Abercrombie River found in a log". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in...
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Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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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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Boomerang
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Not provided
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1927
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Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia
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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

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0001 reads: "Broome N.W W.A ". There are also traces of an original paper label on which...
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, Broome, Western Australia
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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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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J W. Lindo
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1916
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Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Unknown
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Scotchy Apply Scotchy filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Hooked boomerang, Lake Eyre basin, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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 Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang, made by Bill Syme, La Perouse, Sydney, 1932 Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Bill Syme Apply Bill Syme filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
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
Boomerang depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge and animals, a... 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
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
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
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 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		1977 Apply 1977 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Boomerang Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Painted boomerang with text and man with spears motif in cen... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang "Souvenir from Lake Tyers" attributed to Tommy Fos... 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	1938 Apply 1938 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
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, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Incised boomerang featuring bull, horse, dingo and emu, QLD Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang decorated with pictures of birds and koalas, made ... 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	Harold Hayes Apply Harold Hayes filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
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
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 with painted emu and inscription 'Souvenir from Co... 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
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Incised boomerang featuring central motif of two emus standi... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow 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
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 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 JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang from Macleay River, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Macleay River, New South Wales, 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	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang from Abercrombie River, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 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
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Boomerang Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 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 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 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, Broome, Western Australia Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia 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 Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia Apply Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell 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 Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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	Unknown Apply Unknown filter