1864 in Australian literature

none May 2024 May 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1864. Events The Australasian newspaper publishes its first issue on 1 October.The Australasian, No.1, 1 October 1864 It would continue publishing under this name until 6 April 1946.The Australasian, Vol. 160 No. 5075, 6 April 1946 Books Louisa Atkinson – Myra Austlit - Myra by Louisa Atkinson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C256659 18 July 2023 Henry Newton Goodrich – Raven Rockstrow or, The Pedlar's Dream : A Romance of Melbourne Austlit - Raven Rockstrow or, The Pedlar's Dream by Henry Newton Goodrich Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C482465 18 July 2023 Catherine Helen Spence – Mr Hogarth's Will (aka Uphill Work) Eliza Winstanley – Twenty Straws Austlit - Twenty Straws by Eliza Winstanley Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C414521 18 July 2023 Short stories J. R. Houlding "Don't Forget Your Poor Old Mother" Austlit - "Don't Forget Your Poor Old Mother" by J. R. Houlding Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C591313 18 July 2023 "Mr. Phiggs and His Christmas Breakfast" Austlit - "Mr. Phiggs and His Christmas Breakfast" by J. R. Houlding Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C590928 18 July 2023 Poetry 1864 in poetry Adam Lindsay Gordon "The Feud" Austlit - "The Feud" by Adam Lindsay Gordon Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C95830 18 July 2023 "Verses Inspired by my "Old Black Pipe"" Henry Kendall "Faith in God" "Ghost Glen" "The Last of His Tribe" J. Sheridan Moore – Spring-Life Lyrics Spring-Life Lyrics by J. Sheridan Moore National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1021366 13 December 2024 Charles Thatcher – Thatcher's Colonial Minstrel : New Collection of Songs Thatcher's Colonial Minstrel : New Collection of Songs by Charles Thatcher National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1437131 13 December 2024 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1864 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 23 January – Constance Le Plastrier, writer, schoolteacher and botanist (died 1938) Austlit - Constance Le Plastrier (1864-1938) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A44341 18 July 2023 17 February – Banjo Paterson, poet and writer (died 1941) Paterson, Andrew Barton (Banjo) (1864–1941) by Clement Semmler Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/paterson-andrew-barton-banjo-7972 18 July 2023 23 August – Agnes L. Storrie, poet and writer (died 1936) Austlit - Agnes L. Storrie (1864-1936) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A30535 18 July 2023 11 October — C. H. Souter, poet (died 1944) Souter, Charles Henry (1864–1944) by Vivian Smith Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/souter-charles-henry-8588 12 August 2023 30 November – Sydney Jephcott, poet (died 1951) Jephcott, Sydney Wheeler (1864–1951) by Ken Stewart Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jephcott-sydney-wheeler-6842 18 July 2023 9 December – Breaker Morant, poet and soldier (died 1902) Morant, Harry Harbord (Breaker) (1864–1902) by R. K. Todd Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morant-harry-harbord-breaker-7649 18 July 2023 Unknown date Laura Palmer-Archer, short story writer, wrote as Bushwoman (died 1929) Austlit - Laura Palmer-Archer (1864-1929) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A94249 18 July 2023 Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1864 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 20 August — John Lang, novelist (born 1816) Lang, John (1816–1864) by John Earnshaw Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lang-john-3985 11 August 2023 See also 1864 in Australia 1864 in literature 1864 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Australia Category:19th-century Australian literature Category:Australian literature by year