1930 in Australian literature

none August 2024 August 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1930. Books Marie Bjelke-Petersen – Monsoon Music Monsoon Music by Marie Bjelke-Petersen National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/54915 4 August 2024 Jean Devanny Bushman Burke Bushman Burke by Jean Devanny National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1166723 4 August 2024 Devil Made Saint Devil Made Saint by Jean Devanny National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/974017 4 August 2024 Miles Franklin – Ten Creeks Run : A Tale of the Horse and Cattle Stations of the Murrumbidgee Arthur Gask – The Shadow of Larose The Shadow of Larose by Arthur Gask National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2287076 4 August 2024 Mary Gaunt – Joan of the Pilchard Joan of the Pilchard by Mary Gaunt Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C463198 4 August 2024 Norman Lindsay – Redheap Lennie Lower – Here's Luck Vance Palmer Men are Human Men are Human by Vance Palmer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2227607 4 August 2024 The Passage Katharine Susannah Prichard – Haxby's Circus : The Lightest, Brightest Little Show on Earth Haxby's Circus by Katharine Susannah Prichard National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/749452 4 August 2024 Alice Grant Rosman – The Young and Secret The Young and Secret by Alice Grant Rosman National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3637441 4 August 2024 F. J. Thwaites – The Broken Melody E. V. Timms – The Cripple in Black Arthur W. Upfield – The Beach of Atonement The Beach of Atonement by Arthur W. Upfield National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/961207 4 August 2024 Young Adult Alice Grant Rosman – Jock the Scot Jock the Scot by Alice Grant Rosman National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/960560 4 August 2024 Lilian Turner – There Came a Call There Came a Call by Lilian Turner National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2250911 4 August 2024 Poetry 1930 in poetry Minnie Agnes Filson – Rhymes & Whimsies Rhymes & Whimsies by Minnie Agnes Filson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1568148 4 August 2024 Mary Gilmore – The Wild Swan : Poems The Wild Swan : Poems by Mary Gilmore National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/146707 4 August 2024 S. Elliott Napier – Potted Biographies Potted Biographies by S. Elliott Napier National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/676175 4 August 2024 John Shaw Neilson – "The Uneven Player" "The Uneven Player" by John Shaw Neilson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C115393 4 August 2024 Kenneth Slessor – "Gardens in the Sky" "Gardens in the Sky" by Kenneth Slessor Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C61295 4 August 2024 Drama Radio Max Afford – The Clock Strikes Twelve Theatre Louis Esson – The Quest : A Dramatic Legend in Six Scenes The Quest : A Dramatic Legend in Six Scenes by Louis Esson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C396105 4 August 2024 Awards and honours Literary Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal"Best Novel of 1930" Argus 16 June 1931 The Argus, 16 June 1931, p6 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4397106 4 August 2024 Vance Palmer The Passage Stanley Paul Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1930 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 15 February – Bruce Dawe, poet (died 2020)Bruce Dawe (1930-2020) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A2508 2023-10-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 11 March – Geoffrey Blainey, historian Geoffrey Blainey Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A30904 1 August 2024 13 March – Noela Young, children's writer and book illustrator (died 2018)Noela Young (1930-2018) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A43056 2023-10-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 21 May – Malcolm Fraser, politician and author (died 2015)Malcolm Fraser (1930-2015) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A20728 2024-02-14 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 19 June – Anne Deveson, author (born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)(died 2016)Anne Deveson (1930-2016) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A31139 2024-02-14 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 23 July – Vivienne Rae-Ellis, author (died 2015, in England)Vivienne Rae-Ellis https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A46460 2025-11-14 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 13 August – John McKellar, playwright (died 2010) Austlit — John McKellar (1930-2010) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A95607 30 July 2025 25 November – Brenda Niall, biographer Brenda Niall Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14626 1 August 2024 Unknown date Mena Kasmiri Abdullah, short story writer Mena Abdullah Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A27388 24 November 2023 Gavin Greenlees, poet (died 1983) Gavin Greenlees (1930-1983) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A48446 25 June 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 1930 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 13 January – Robert Crawford, poet (born 1868)Robert Crawford (1868-1930) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A13238 23 July 2023 28 March – Jean Curlewis, novelist (born 1898) Charlton, Ethel Jean Sophia (Jean) (1898–1930) by Brenda Niall Ethel Jean Sophia (Jean) Charlton (1898–1930) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/charlton-ethel-jean-sophia-jean-9265 3 July 2023 2 September – Archibald Strong, poet (born 1876) Strong, Sir Archibald Thomas (1876–1930) by V. A. Edgeloe Sir Archibald Thomas Strong (1876–1930) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/strong-sir-archibald-thomas-8701 4 August 2023 25 September – Arthur Way, classical scholar, translator and headmaster (born 1847)Arthur Way (1847-1930) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A45105 24 November 2023 See also 1930 in Australia 1930 in literature 1930 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Literature Category:Australian literature by year Category:20th-century Australian literature