1859 in Australian literature

none July 2023 July 2023 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1859. Books Maud Jeanne Franc – Marian, or The Light of Someone's Home : A Tale of Australian Bush Life Marian, or The Light of Someone's Home : A Tale of Australian Bush Life by Maud Jeanne Franc National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1551103 11 February 2026 Oliné Keese – The Broad Arrow Henry Kingsley – The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn Short stories John Lang Botany Bay, or, True Stories of the Early Days of Australia Austlit - Botany Bay, or, True Stories of the Early Days of Australia by John Lang Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C182895 20 July 2023 "The Master and His Man" Austlit - "The Master and His Man" by John Lang Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C121927 20 July 2023 Poetry 1859 in poetry Henry Kendall – "The Far Future" W. H. H. Yarrington – "Cook, Meditating on Australia's Future" Austlit - "Cook, Meditating on Australia's Future" by W. H. H. Yarrington Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C657298 20 July 2023 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1859 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 19 June – Ethel Pedley, author of Dot and the Kangaroo (born in England) (died 1898) 8 July – Fergus Hume, novelist (died 1932) Hume, Fergusson Wright (Fergus) (1859–1932) by Pauline M. Kirk Hume, Fergusson Wright (Fergus) (1859–1932) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hume-fergusson-wright-fergus-3817 20 July 2023 16 October – Daisy Bates, poet (died 1951) Austlit - Daisy Bates Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7971 5 August 2023 See also 1859 in poetry 1859 in literature List of years in literature List of years in Australian literature References Category:1859 in Australia Category:1859 in literature Category:19th-century Australian literature Category: Australian literature by year