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The Giant Devil Dingo
Author Dick Roughsey
Illustrator Dick Roughsey
Cover artist Dick Roughsey
Country Australia
Language English
Subject Aboriginal Australians - Folklore. Legends - Queensland - Cape York Peninsula. Dingo - Folklore.
Genre children, legends
Publisher Collins, Sydney
Publication date
1973
Pages 34 (Hardback)
ISBN 0-17-006470-0

The Giant Devil Dingo (1973) is a picture book for children by Dick Roughsey. It describes how the dreamtime devil-dingo, Gaiya, of lower Cape York Peninsula mythology was domesticated to become man's friend and helper.

Artwork from the book is held by the National Museum of Australia.

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