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Film Details - Pacific Film Productions , 1965
Producers:
Roger Mirams (series one and series two)
Production Companies:
Pacific Film Productions
Director of Photography:
David Trewin (series one) and Terry Minear (series two)
Editors:
Ian Maitland (series two)
Cast:
Series one: David Morgan (Tom Thumbleton), Telford Jackson (Daniel Thumbleton), Penelope Shelton (Gwen Thumbleton), Rodney Pearlman (Wombat), Gary Gray (Phillip), Susan Haworth (Penny), and Bindi Williams (Milloo).
Series two: Robert Brockman (Nugget Morris), William Hodge (Charles Swinbourne), Chris Christiansen (Bluey), Peter Aanensen (Tiger Martin), Kurt Beimel (Joe Manelli), and Gavan Ellis (Nugget's mate).
Release Dates:
According to Moran, 21 March 1965 (series one)
Location:
- Shot on location at Woodend, Victoria
Notes:
Several of the cast members had previously appeared in Mirams's earlier program, The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten, including Gavan Ellis (credited in The Magic Boomerang as 'Gavin Ellis'), Gary Gray, and Rodney Pearlman. The Magic Boomerang was also the first television appearance of Bindi Williams, who later appeared in a main role in Woobinda: Animal Doctor.
