BY R. ETHERIDGE, JUNE. 17 



Both boomerangs are from Angeldool, on the Narran River, 

 near the Queensland border, and are from the collection of Dr. J. 

 C. Cox. 



The next weapon to be described (Fig. 6) is well ornamented 

 with four parallel series of small conjoined ovals, extending 

 nearly the entire length of the boomerang, the two nearest the 

 ■ convex margin being the shortest. This margin is also scalloped. 

 The ovals are obliquely incised with single grooves not all in 

 the same direction, but the scalloped edge is plain. 



The length is two feet eight inches; the breadth two and a 

 quarter inches; and the weight thirteen ounces. It is from the 

 same locality and collection as Figs. 1 and 7. 



The original of Fig. 5 like that of Fig. 6 is a large boomerang, 

 with the sculpture excellently done, consisting of a median line of 

 six inequilateral rhombs, the intervening triangular spaces on each 

 side being vertically incised with grooves. Tlie surfaces of the 

 rhombs are smooth, and devoid of sculpture, with the exception of 

 the shaped nicks, in from one to four series in each rhomb, but 

 too disjointed to assume a zig-zag pattern. 



The length is two feet nine and a half inches; the breadth two 

 and a half inches; and the weight thirteen and a half ounces. 

 This example is also from Dr. Cox's Angeldool collection. 



Fig. 8 represents a boomerang imperfect in itself, but exactly 

 coinciding in its sculpture with one of those described by me 

 from Norley, on the Bulloo River,* and therefore need not be 

 described further. We have here either an example of wide 

 distribution of a certain pattern of sculpture, or a case of a 

 weapon passed on by barter. The specimen is again from 

 Angeldool. 



Deeply scalloped margins distinguish Fig. 1 2, the scalloping edged 

 with a wide groove, and itself obliquely incised. The middle line 

 or crown is quite smooth with the exception of a fluctuating or 

 :ierpentine line of two grooves, fairly well coinciding in its 

 fluctuations with the groove edging the scalloped figure on the 



* Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1894, ix. (2), t. 15, f. 2. 

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