Brother Brian Thomas was Australia's ambassador to the world of boomerangs for 3+ decades. Brian was the glue that held the Aussies together and the Boomerang Association of Australia (BAA) gave him the title of National Boomerang Coach. Brian also was the editor of the BAA newsletter for many years. The newsletter issues that Brian produced remain valuable historical records of what happened in Australian during the golden age renaissance that occured from the 1960s through the 1980s. Brian was also a boomerang collector . He appreciated the boomerangs made by historical craftsman like the Janetzki Brothers and Herb Smith long before anyone else did and this made his collection quite valuable. Brian also made a very limited number of boomerangs. Collectors are always happy to have examples of Brian's boomerangs in their collections.

This large triblader boomerang is one of the finest Brian Thomas manufactured boomerangs ever offered for sale. It was made in 1982 in honor of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games that were held in 1982. The triblader has an internal triangular hole and blades that are painted red, white and blue. The tip with the kangaroo head is painted gold and has the number 39 on it to indicate the number of gold medals that were won by Australia. One of the legs is painted silver and also has the number 39 on it to indicate that Australia won 39 silver medals. The other leg is painted bronze and it has the number 29 to indicate the number of Bronze medals that Australia won at the games. Brian kept this boomerang in his collection until his death in 2002. This boomerang comes from the Brian Thomas estate.