1923 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1923.
Books
[edit]- J. H. M. Abbott – Sydney Cove[1]
- Marie Bjelke Petersen – Jewelled Nights[2]
- Capel Boake — The Romany Mark[3]
- Bernard Cronin – Salvage[4]
- Arthur Gask – The Red Paste Murders[5]
- Mary Gaunt – As the Whirlwind Passeth[6]
- Nat Gould – Beating the Favourite[7]
- D. H. Lawrence – Kangaroo
- Jack McLaren – Fagaloa's Daughter[8]
- Catherine Martin – The Incredible Journey[9]
Short stories
[edit]- Henry Lawson – "Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane"[10]
Children's and Young Adult fiction
[edit]- Mary Grant Bruce
- Jean Curlewis – Beach Beyond[13]
- May Gibbs – Nuttybub and Nittersing[14]
Poetry
[edit]- Emily Bulcock – Jacaranda Blooms and Other Poems[15]
- Mabel Forrest – "The Burning"[16]
- Mary Gilmore – "Second-Hand Beds"[17]
- Jack Lindsay
- Dorothea Mackellar
- Furnley Maurice – "The Mad Prophet"[23]
- John Shaw Neilson – Ballad and Lyrical Poems[24]
- Will H. Ogilvie – Scattered Scarlet[25]
- Kenneth Slessor
Drama
[edit]- Katharine Susannah Prichard – The Pioneers[28]
Non-fiction
[edit]- Walter Murdoch – Alfred Deakin: A Sketch[29]
Births
[edit]- 28 January – Percy Trezise, children's writer (died 2005)[30]
- 25 April – Eric Rolls, writer (died 2007)[31]
- 21 May – Dorothy Hewett, poet and novelist (died 2002)[32]
- 4 June – Elizabeth Jolley, novelist (born in England) (died 2007)[33]
- 1 August – Carter Brown, novelist (died 1985)[34]
- 30 August – Charmian Clift, novelist (died 1969)[35]
- 4 October – Bill Scott, poet and children's writer (died 2005)[36]
- 7 September – Nancy Keesing, poet (died 1993)[37]
- 16 December – Gerald Glaskin, writer (died 2000)[38]
Deaths
[edit]- 2 June – Edmund James Banfield, writer and naturalist (born 1852 in England)[39]
- 5 November – Dowell O'Reilly, poet (born 1865)[40]
- 15 December – Frank Morton, poet and journalist (born 1869)[41]
See also
[edit]- 1923 in Australia
- 1923 in literature
- 1923 in poetry
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of years in literature
References
[edit]- ^ "Sydney Cove by J. H. M. Abbott". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Jewelled Nights by Marie Bjelke Petersen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "The Romany Mark by Capel Boake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Salvage by Bernard Cronin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "The Red Paste Murders by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "As the Whirlwind Passeth by Mary Gaunt". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Beating the Favourite by Nat Gould". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Fagaloa's Daughter by Jack McLaren". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "The Incredible Journey by Catherine Martin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ ""Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "The Cousin from Town by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "The Twins of Emu Plains by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Beach Beyond by Jean Curlewis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Nuttybub and Nittersing by May Gibbs". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Jacaranda Blooms and Other Poems by Emily Bulcock". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ ""The Burning" by Mabel Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ ""Second-Hand Beds" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ ""Budding Spring" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ ""Pacific Aphrodite" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Dreamharbour and Other Verses by Dorothea Mackellar". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ ""Fancy Dress" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ ""Waste" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ ""The Mad Prophet" by Furnley Maurice". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Ballad and Lyrical Poems by John Shaw Neilson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Scattered Scarlet by Will H. Ogilvie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ ""Adventure Bay" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ ""Thieves' Kitchen" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ ""The Pioneers" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Alfred Deakin: A Sketch by Walter Murdoch". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Percy Trezise (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Eric Rolls (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Elizabeth Jolley (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Waterhouse, Richard, "Yates, Alan Geoffrey (1923–1985)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 23 September 2023
- ^ "Charmian Clift (1923-1969)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Bill Scott (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Nancy Keesing (1923--1993)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "G. M. Glaskin (1923-2000)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "E. J. Banfield". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Dowell Philip O'Reilly (1865–1923) by Michael Sharkey". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Frank Morton (1869–1923) by Martha Rutledge and B. G. Andrews". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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