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form y separately published work icon The Search for the Golden Boomerang single work   radio play   children's   myth/legend  
Alternative title: Tuckonie's Warrior Friend
Issue Details: First known date: 1940... 1940 The Search for the Golden Boomerang
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

A radio series for children, The Search for the Golden Boomerang is set in the Australian bush. The storylines concern an Aboriginal boy, Tuckonie, and his white friend Peggy.

Production Details

  • First broadcast in 1940 by Sydney radio station 2UW, the series ran until 1951.

  • Cast: John Meillon, Tom Farley (Lo-Far-Li), and Moray Powell.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1940
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Columbia Records , 1940-1953 .
      Extent: 1443 episodesp.
      Description: Sound discs : 33 1/3 ; 16 in. (1 episode per side)
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Related Works

y separately published work icon The Search for the Golden Boomerang Lorna Bingham , Sydney : Winn , 1941 Z1003110 1941 single work children's fiction children's myth/legend

A children's-book version of a storyline from the long-running radio serial of the same name.
y separately published work icon Boomerang Stories for the Children Lorna Bingham , Sydney : Winn , 1942 Z832711 1942 selected work children's fiction children's
y separately published work icon The Further Adventures of Tuckonie The Further Adventures of Tuckonie and Peggy Lorna Bingham , Marianne Martin , Sydney : Winn , 1942 Z1264931 1942 single work children's fiction children's adventure The adventures of 11-year-old Tuckonie and his best friend Peggy, daughter of white settlers, in their search for the golden boomerang.
y separately published work icon The Further Adventures of Tuckonie The Further Adventures of Tuckonie and Peggy Lorna Bingham , Marianne Martin , Sydney : Winn , 1942 Z1264931 1942 single work children's fiction children's adventure The adventures of 11-year-old Tuckonie and his best friend Peggy, daughter of white settlers, in their search for the golden boomerang.
y separately published work icon The Lost Tribe Lorna Bingham , Sydney : Winn , 1943 Z836350 1943 single work children's

Adapted by Lorna Bingham from George Edwards's radio serial The Search for the Golden Boomerang.
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