1923 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1923.
Books
- J. H. M. Abbott – Sydney Cove
- Marie Bjelke Petersen – Jewelled Nights
- Capel Boake — The Romany Mark
- Bernard Cronin – Salvage
- Arthur Gask – The Red Paste Murders
- Mary Gaunt – As the Whirlwind Passeth
- Nat Gould – Beating the Favourite
- D. H. Lawrence – Kangaroo
- Jack McLaren – Fagaloa's Daughter
- Catherine Martin – The Incredible Journey
Short stories
- Henry Lawson – "Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane"[1]
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Mary Grant Bruce
- The Cousin from Town
- The Twins of Emu Plains
- Jean Curlewis – Beach Beyond
- May Gibbs – Nuttybub and Nittersing
Poetry
- Emily Bulcock – Jacaranda Blooms and other poems
- Mabel Forrest – "The Burning"[2]
- Mary Gilmore – "Second-Hand Beds"[3]
- Jack Lindsay
- Dorothea Mackellar
- Furnley Maurice – "The Mad Prophet"[8]
- John Shaw Neilson – Ballad and Lyrical Poems
- Will H. Ogilvie – Scattered Scarlet
- Kenneth Slessor
Drama
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – The Pioneers[11]
Non-fiction
- Walter Murdoch – Alfred Deakin: A Sketch
Births
- 28 January – Percy Trezise, children's writer (died 2005)[12]
- 25 April – Eric Rolls, writer (died 2007)[13]
- 21 May – Dorothy Hewett, poet and novelist (died 2002)[14]
- 4 June – Elizabeth Jolley, novelist (born in England) (died 2007)[15]
- 1 August – Carter Brown, novelist (died 1985)[16]
- 30 August – Charmian Clift, novelist (died 1969)[17]
- 4 October – Bill Scott, poet and children's writer (died 2005)[18]
- 7 September – Nancy Keesing, poet (died 1993)[19]
- 16 December – Gerald Glaskin, writer (died 2000)[20]
Deaths
- 5 November – Dowell O'Reilly, poet (born 1865)[21]
- 15 December – Frank Morton, poet and journalist (born 1869)[22]
See also
- 1923 in Australia
- 1923 in literature
- 1923 in poetry
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of years in literature
References
- ^ ""Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 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.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "Percy Trezise (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Eric Rolls (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Elizabeth Jolley (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ Waterhouse, Richard, "Yates, Alan Geoffrey (1923–1985)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-09-23
- ^ "Charmian Clift (1923-1969)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Bill Scott (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Nancy Keesing (1923--1993)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "G. M. Glaskin (1923-2000)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Serle, Percival. "O'Reilly, Dowell Philip (1865–1923)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Morton, Frank". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
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