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Boonbolong in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales

YEAR
1892
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New South Wales
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Internet Archive
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Boonbolong in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales

as 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 demon ; if he knew a certain password, he was let go, but if not h…

Record ID
2,029
Year
1,892
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
2029
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales; Richard Hill and George Thornton
Published
1892
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
Boonbolong
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Sydney, Botany, and southern districts, NSW (NSW): B
State or territory
NSW
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as 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 demon ; if he knew a certain password, he was let go, but if not he (or she) would be devoured. The belief was that when the " Devil Devil " met a black, the latter would be accosted as follows, in the native tongue — " Name your mother" ; if the answer were immediately given, " Boonbolong," the native was to liberty to depart, but failing to give the password would be devoured. The evil spirit in the.

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