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I OBSERVE a letter in NATURE (vol. xiii., p. 168) asking for information about the “boomerang.” I have now taken the occasion of a number of the aboriginal natives of this district being here with me for a time, to make inquiries on the subject which might confirm or correct my own previous observations. The information I have gained as to the “boomerang” I now condense, preserving, however, as much as possible the language made use of by my informant. I have also seen the boomerang thrown by one of their best performers, a short account of which I will add in conclusion to this letter.
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HOWITT, A. The Boomerang. Nature 14, 248–250 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/014248b0
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