# 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.

## 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
* Telford Jackson as Dan Thumbleton
* Penny Shelton as Gwen Thumbleton
* Rodney Pearlman as 'Wombat'

#### 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.

## 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.

## Episodes
### Series 1

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

### 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) |
| 43 | 4 | "Boys' Camp" | unknown |
| 44 | 5 | "Double Trouble" | unknown |
| 45 | 6 | "Hollermakers Bargain" | unknown |