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1892
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New South Wales
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evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales

n evil spirits. Though the belief in these spirits is general, each district or tribe has its own particular theory as to the shape in which the dreaded phantom appears. In every instance, however, the blacks believe that the aim of these " Devil Devils" (which is the anglicised term) is destructio…

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2,023
Year
1,892
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
2023
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales; Richard Hill and George Thornton
Published
1892
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
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evil spirit
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Sydney, Botany, and southern districts, NSW (NSW): B
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NSW
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n evil spirits. Though the belief in these spirits is general, each district or tribe has its own particular theory as to the shape in which the dreaded phantom appears. In every instance, however, the blacks believe that the aim of these " Devil Devils" (which is the anglicised term) is destruction to those unfortunates who happen to fall in their way. The evil spirit of the Sydney, Botany, and southern district, including Port Hacking, was called by the natives of that tract of country " Boonbolong," and their belief was that it was represented by a very little man, a dwarf in fact, who prowled about at night, and was impervious.

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