Bob Mullins – The Conversation

The wangim (boomerang) found at Yarra Junction. Zara Lasky-Davison/Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

October 21, 2025

How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang

Caroline Spry, La Trobe University; Allan Wandin, Indigenous Knowledge; Bob Mullins, Indigenous Knowledge; Diane Kerr, Indigenous Knowledge; Elspeth Hayes, University of Wollongong, and Ron Jones, Indigenous Knowledge

Grip marks, blood and fire damage hint at the fascinating history of a non-returning boomerang.

Earth ring on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country, near Sunbury, Victoria. David Mullins

January 7, 2025

Caroline Spry, La Trobe University; Allan Wandin, Indigenous Knowledge; Bob Mullins, Indigenous Knowledge, and Ron Jones, Indigenous Knowledge

Archaeologists and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people are shedding new light on a series of enigmatic earth rings located in southeastern Australia.