Campbell's adaptation is considerable & (IMO) often for the better. However, it creates two problems that (I hear) have puzzled Australians who have heard the song but not read the poem. One is the substitution of "dingoes" for "wild dogs", which places the narrative in Australia. The other is the griesly news in the last stanza that the man is a *trapper*, thus providing a vengeful motive for the animal. I gather that there are in fact no animals in Australia whose pelt is valuable enough to provide a living for trappers. It seems clear that Manifold did *not* intend the story to be set in his native Australia.