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Boomerang

Australia, 1976
film

Aborigine, Jackson Jacob (Thunalgunaldin) demonstrates and explains how a returning boomerang is made. Opens with a legend describing the origin of the boomer..

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‘How to throw a boomerang’ leaflet

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