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1955 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1955.

Books

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Short stories

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Children's and Young Adult fiction

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Poetry

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Drama

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Biography

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Awards and honours

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Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[25] Patrick White The Tree of Man Viking Press

Children's and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[26] Older Readers Norman B. Tindale & Harold Arthur Lindsay, illustrated by Madeleine Boyce The First Walkabout Longmans Green

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[27] A. D. Hope The Wandering Islands Edwards and Shaw

Births

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A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1955 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

Deaths

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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1955 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Keep Him My Country by Mary Durack". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Pink Flannel by Ruth Park". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ "The Lady and the Lawyer by Colin Roderick". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "The Battling Prophet by Arthur Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ^ "The Mirage by F. B. Vickers". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ ""Late" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Black Cargo and Other Stories by John Morrison". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Let the Birds Fly by Vance Palmer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Ironbark Bill by Dal Stivens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ^ ""Apocalypse in Springtime" by Lex Banning". Austlit. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  11. ^ ""Here, Under Pear-Trees" by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Child with a Cockatoo, and Other Poems by Rosemary Dobson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  13. ^ "The Coorong and Other Poems by Max Harris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Australian Bush Ballads edited by Nancy Keesing & Douglas Stewart". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Three Men and Sydney by Nancy Keesing". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Australian Poetry 1955 edited by James McAuley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  17. ^ ""Altjeringa" by Roland Robinson". Austlit. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  18. ^ ""Passage of the Swans" by Roland Robinson". Austlit. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  19. ^ ""Portuguese Laurel Flowering" by Vivian Smith". Austlit. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  20. ^ "The Birdsville Track and Other Poems by Douglas Stewart". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  21. ^ ""Sea Children" by Randolph Stow". Austlit. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  22. ^ "The Two Fires by Judith Wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  23. ^ "The Golden Girls : A Play in Three Acts by Dymphna Cusack". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Henry Kingsley : Some Novels of Australian Life by Leonie Kramer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  25. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Austlit — The First Walkabout by Norman B. Tindale & Harold Arthur Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Austlit — The Wandering Islands by A.D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Austlit — Linda Jaivin". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  29. ^ "Austlit — Tony Shillitoe". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Austlit — Peter Rose". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  31. ^ "Austlit — Les Wicks". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  32. ^ "Austlit — Christine Harris". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  33. ^ "Austlit — Geraldine Brooks". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  34. ^ "Austlit — Candida Baker". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  35. ^ "Austlit — Michael Gerard Bauer". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  36. ^ "Austlit — Adrian Caesar". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  37. ^ "Austlit — Martin Flanagan". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  38. ^ "Austlit — Michael Gow". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  39. ^ "Austlit — Jennifer Harrison". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  40. ^ "Austlit — Gail Jones". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  41. ^ "Austlit — Steven Paulsen". Austlit. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  42. ^ "Cory Taylor (1955-2016)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  43. ^ "Kenneth Ivo (Seaforth) Mackenzie (1913–1955) by Veronica Brady". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  44. ^ "Truebridge, Benjamin Arthur (1882–1955) by Patrick Buckridge". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  45. ^ "Austlit — Charles Shaw (1900-1955)". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  46. ^ "Reginald Charles (Rex) Ingamells (1913–1955) by John Dally". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.