The Magic Boomerang

The Magic Boomerang is an Australian children's adventure series set in rural Australia. It was produced by Pacific Films and aired on the ABC in Australia.^[1][2]

The Magic Boomerang
Genre	Children's television
Created by	Roger Mirams
Starring	David Morgan
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	45
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	2 May 1965 (1965-05-02) – 1966 (1966)

Synopsis

The show follows the adventures of a young boy who can stop time by throwing a magic boomerang.

Cast

Main

Series 1

• David Morgan as Tom Thumbleton^[1]
• Telford Jackson as Dan Thumbleton^[2]
• Penny Shelton as Gwen Thumbleton^[2]
• Rodney Pearlman as 'Wombat'^[1]

Series 2

• Robert Brockman as Nugget Morris
• William Hodge as Charles Swinbourne
• Chris Christensen as Bluey
• Peter Aanensen as 'Tiger' Martin

Guests

• Fred Parslow
• Ian Turpie
• Kit Taylor
• Sheila Florance
• Simon Chilvers
• Susanne Haworth as Penny
• Terence Donovan

International screenings

Episodes of The Magic Boomerang were also screened in Canada, United Kingdom, Italy and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Remaining episodes

The National Film and Sound Archive holds 25 episodes, while the National Archives of Australia holds copies of all 45 episode in their audio-visual collection.^[3]

Episodes

Series 1

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
1	1	"The Discovery"	2 May 1965 (1965-05-02)[2]
2	2	"Christmas Cracker"	9 May 1965 (1965-05-09)[4]
3	3	"A Visit From Grandma"	16 May 1965 (1965-05-16)[5]
4	4	"Wombat Finds A Friend"	23 May 1965 (1965-05-23)[6]
5	5	"The Hunter"	30 May 1965 (1965-05-30)[7]
6	6	"No Mail Today"	6 June 1965 (1965-06-06)[8]
7	7	"A Matter of Survival"	13 June 1965 (1965-06-13)[9]
8	8	"The Bushranger"	20 June 1965 (1965-06-20)[10]
9	9	"Ill Wind"	27 June 1965 (1965-06-27)[11]
10	10	"The Thief Who Believed in Magic"	5 July 1965 (1965-07-05)[12]
11	11	"Fire Trap"	12 July 1965 (1965-07-12)[13]
12	12	"The Hypnotist"	19 July 1965 (1965-07-19)[14]
13	13	"The Uncatchables"	26 July 1965 (1965-07-26)[15]
14	14	"North To Warralinga"	2 August 1965 (1965-08-02)[16]
15	15	"The Big Catch"	9 August 1965 (1965-08-09)[17]
16	16	"Moonlight Reef"	16 August 1965 (1965-08-16)[18]
17	17	"Aunt Matilda"	23 August 1965 (1965-08-23)[19]
18	18	"The Cattle Duffers"	30 August 1965 (1965-08-30)[20]
19	19	"The Saucer From Venus"	6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)[21]
20	20	"The Masked Man From Manangatang"	13 September 1965 (1965-09-13)[22]
21	21	"Moomba"	20 September 1965 (1965-09-20)[23]
22	22	"Gentleman Jackaroo"	27 September 1965 (1965-09-27)[24]
23	23	"Head of the River"	4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)[25]
24	24	"The Vanishing Spell"	11 October 1965 (1965-10-11)[26]
25	25	"The Stand-In"	18 October 1965 (1965-10-18)[27]
26	26	"Race Against Time"	25 October 1965 (1965-10-25)[28]
27	27	"The Auction"	1 November 1965 (1965-11-01)[29]
28	28	"A Lesson For Wombat"	8 November 1965 (1965-11-08)[30]
29	29	"Friend Or Foe"	15 November 1965 (1965-11-15)[31]
30	30	"The Good Turn"	Unknown[a]
31	31	"Pony Express"	29 November 1965 (1965-11-29)[32]
32	32	"The Last Lap"	6 December 1965 (1965-12-06)[33]
33	33	"Salt 'n' Pepper"	13 December 1965 (1965-12-13)[34]
34	34	"Mother's Day"	20 December 1965 (1965-12-20)[35]
35	35	"A Night at the Thumbleton's"	unknown
36	36	"My Friend Higgins"	unknown
37	37	"Stranger in Town"	unknown
38	38	"Mister Santa Claus"	17 January 1966 (1966-01-17)[36]
39	39	"The Messenger"	24 January 1966 (1966-01-24)[37]

Series 2

No.	Title	Original release date
40	1	"Bushranger's Gold"	unknown
41	2	"Buried Treasure"	unknown
42	3	"Luck of The Game"	13 June 1967 (1967-06-13)[38]
43	4	"Boys' Camp"	unknown
44	5	"Double Trouble"	unknown
45	6	"Hollermakers Bargain"	unknown

See also

• List of Australian television series
• List of programs broadcast by ABC (Australian TV network)

Notes

1. This episode appears to have been skipped by the ABC due to a telecast of cricket