An outback community has discovered boomerangs really do come back after one stolen from a museum 25 years ago was returned by a guilt-ridden US tourist.
The boomerang, taken from the now-defunct Frank Aston Underground Museum at Mount Isa in Queensland, was posted back to the town this week - along with a cheque and an apology.
The sender, who identified himself as Peter from Vermont, wrote: "I removed this back in 1983 when I was younger and dumber. It was the wrong thing to do, I'm sorry, and I'm going to send it back."
Ron McCullough, the mayor of Mount Isa, said the parcel was mailed to the location of the old museum, now a paper manufacturing plant and community centre. But he said that no-one had even been aware the artefact, made of gidgee wood, was missing.
"Nobody had any knowledge of it being stolen at all until it arived back," Mr McCullough said. "I suspect we will write him a letter and just thank him for returning it, and ask him for some information."
The mayor said he hoped to be able to return the boomerang to its original owner.
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