RECORD ID

2027

FIGURE

Devil Devils

NARRATIVE

Spirit-Person Narratives

PRINTED LABEL

Devil Devils

PUBLICATION

Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales; Richard Hill and George Thornton

AUTHOR

Not specified

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 to shot, ball, spear, or, in fact, any weapon. There was. however, a chance of escape for the unhappy creature who encountered this.

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